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Descriptive surname · Spanish

Serrano

"highlander"

Say it

seh-RRAH-noh

Where it comes from

serrano (from the sierra, mountain range)

Meaning of the surname Serrano

Serrano is a Spanish surname of the descriptive type meaning "highlander". It is one of the 200 most common surnames in Mexico.

A nickname that stuck: Moreno (dark-haired), Delgado (thin), Rubio (fair), Bravo (fierce), Cortés (courteous).

In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Serrano appears as either half of a pair: Serrano García, López Serrano. Read how the two-surname system works.

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