surname in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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se apellida López
his surname is López
apellido
surname
un apellido muy castizo
a very Spanish/Castilian surname
se honraban con o en o de tener ese apellido
they were proud to have that surname
Señor/Señora/Señorita
Titles used before someone's name when speaking to or about them. They are generally followed by the person's surname, or first name and surname. They can also be followed by the person's professional title, without the name: señor arquitecto, señora doctora, señorita maestra. They can be used on their own to attract attention. In letters they can be followed by the appropriate forms of Don/Doña don/doña Sr. Dn Juan Montesinos, Sra Dña. Ana Castellón.
The full forms are written in lower case when used in the middle of a sentence; the abbreviated forms are always capitalized - for señor, Sr., for señora, Sra., and for señorita, Srta.
Señor is used for men. Señores, can mean "sirs", "gentlemen", and "ladies and gentlemen", and when used of a married couple means "Mr and Mrs": los señores Montesino. Señora is used for married women and widows, and women of unknown marital status. Señorita is used for single women, young women of unknown marital status, and female teachers.
don/doña
The words don, for men, and doña, for women, are courtesy titles used before someone's name, when they are being spoken or written to. They are used for someone who is senior professionally, in age or socially. Doña is usually used only for married or widowed women, except in official documents, when it refers to any woman.
Don and doña always precede a person's first name. "¿Se va ya, don Juan?" When talking about a third person you can use don and doña before their first name, which is followed by their surname: "Don Juan Montesinos". In correspondence, don and doña can be abbreviated to D. and Dn., or Dña. and Da , respectively, and can be preceded by the appropriate title señor or señora: "Sr. Dn. Juan Montesinos"; "Sra. Dña. Ana Castellón".
no sé cómo se escribe su apellido
I don't know how you spell his surname
llenársele la boca a alg. con algo inf se le llena la boca con su apellido
she's always boasting about her surname

surname in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for surname in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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surname Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Every Spaniard has two surnames (apellidos): the first one is the father's name and the second is the mother's. If, for example, Señora Iglesias Vieira and Señor González Blanco were to become parents, the child's surname would be González Iglesias.
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Reports say that he fathered 72 children from different women, however only 38 of his children are officially acknowledged and carry his surname.
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This was dissolved in 1976, but she continues to use his surname.
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His surname is one of the many variants of arbalester, a crossbowman.
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It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297.
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During this time, he added the e to his surname.
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