El origen de nuestros apellidos nos permite conocer mejor quiénes somos y de dónde venimos.Thanks to technological advance, we can now know on the Internet, easily and freely what this part of our name means that fascinates us so much, where it originated and even who are our ancestors.
Los apellidos han servido como elemento diferenciador entre las personas desde muy antiguo.Several of the most common in Latin American countries emerged in Spain in the ninth century, first among noble families and then in the other strata, according to the TV channel La Sexta.
In the fourteenth century, the patronymic last names appeared, which were taken as an extension of the name, regardless of that of the father, and the conquest of America caused the registration of last name to increase.Today, they are very widespread surnames native to our continent, such as Quispe, which in Quechua means ‘the one who shines’.Know in this note how to know more about yours.
How to know the origin of my last name on the Internet?
Among the different options that exist on the Internet to find out the history of your last name, Familysearch is one of the most popular and easier to use.To know everything about your last name, follow these steps:
How to know from my ancestors in Familysearch?
The aforementioned page will also allow you to look for your possible ancestors.To do this, you must do the following:
How to make my family tree in familysearch?
También puedes crear tu árbol genealógico en FamilySearch de manera sencilla con estos pasos:
What are the most common last names in Peru?
De acuerdo con cifras del Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil (Reniec) en 2021, estos eran los 10 apellidos más comunes en el Perú:
What are the most common last names in the world?
According to information provided in 2021 by The World Geography, these are the most common surnames in the world: