Apellidos

Mexican last names starting with E

5 surnames beginning with E, 1 of them among the most common in Mexico. Each one shows what the name means, which language it was formed in, and how to say it.

Updated September 9, 2026

Surname	Meaning	Built from	Type	Say it	How common
Estrada	paved road	estrada (highway), from Latin strata	From a place	es-TRAH-dah	top 50
Espinoza	thorny place	espino+-osa	From a place	es-pee-NOH-sah	top 200
Escobar	place of broom shrubs	escoba+-ar	From a place	es-koh-BAR	top 200
Elizondo	beside the church	eliza+ondo	From a place	eh-lee-SON-doh	regional
Ek	star	Yucatec ek' (star); also ek (black)	Indigenous	EK	regional

Browse all 140 surnames on the Mexican last names page, or see how the two-surname system works.