Mexico is one of the countries where culture has a very important wealth. The history that represents this country shows how people have evolved along with political, social and cultural changes in general.
This can be seen in the proliferation of surnames that indicate the historical origin of many families. Thus, Mexico is also formed as a society with a multicultural origin and that explains part of the history of other peoples and traditions.
Surnames with Celtic ancestors
The National Institute of Geography and Statistics (Inegi) offered in 2020 an update of the demographic data of Mexico where the most common surnames appear, among many other census data. This is how you can find surnames that have a special relationship with part of the past.
That is why today we will tell you about the common surnames in Mexico that have a Celtic ancestor. This means that some people who live in this country have a historical relationship with the group of peoples that existed in Europe during the Iron Age, more precisely in the regions north of the Mediterranean.
Below, we will tell you which surnames are linked to the Celtic people. If you are a person who lives in Mexico and you have one of these common surnames, you could find a historical connection with your ancestors, so it will be of great interest to you to access this information.
Estrada: it is a surname of toponymic origin. In Mexico there are 9,337 people with this surname.
López: its meaning is “Evil Wolf” and it has a Latin and Indo-European origin. There are 87,777 people with this surname in Mexico.
Lugo: it is the proper name of the city of Galicia. There are 2,503 people who have this surname in Mexico.
Marín: it means “Sailor” and in Mexico there are 4,103 people with this surname.
Méndez: it means “Son or descendant of Mendo” and there are 17,851 people with this surname in Mexico.
Rivera: of toponymic origin. There are 15,361 people with this surname.
Ulloa: there are 591 people with this surname, of toponymic origin, in Mexico.
Source: eluniversal
