These are the more common Mexican last names beginning with B, ranked by how often they’re used in Mexico today.
Bautista heads the list. It’s the 47th most common surname in the country, ahead of Barrera in 103rd place, Benítez in 121st and Beltrán in 127th.
Some names here don’t show up in the U.S. census. For example, Bacab is a Maya surname carried by only around 800 people, almost all in the Yucatán Peninsula. The Bacabs were four brothers set at the four corners of the world to hold up the sky. The name survived the Spanish conquest unchanged.
There are 100 names below. Each shows its rank in Mexico beside its rank in the 2010 U.S. census, and we give the origins and meanings of the most common ones.
The rankings come from a database of over 1.25 million workers published by Mexico’s Ministry of Public Education.
List Of Mexican Last Names Starting With B
Let’s start with the list of names from Baca to Bailon.
The most common name in this section is Báez. This is a Spanish surname meaning “son of Pelayo”. In turn, Pelayo refers to the open sea.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Baca | 820 | 1,249 |
| Bacab | 1,521 | Not ranked |
| Bacilio | 1,556 | 37,899 |
| Badillo | 332 | 3,642 |
| Baez | 244 | 1,121 |
| Baeza | 595 | 4,203 |
| Bahena | 305 | 3,571 |
| Bailon | 816 | 8,850 |
Mexican names from Balam to Bañuelos
Balderas is the most common name in this section. It is considered to be a spelling variant of Valderas, which is a place in Leon in Spain.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Balam | 494 | 48,800 |
| Balboa | 1,380 | 12,339 |
| Balbuena | 756 | 7,223 |
| Balcazar | 878 | 14,511 |
| Balderas | 252 | 2,196 |
| Balderrama | 930 | 5,968 |
| Ballesteros | 564 | 3,481 |
| Ballinas | 818 | 30,303 |
| Baltazar | 326 | 2,767 |
| Banda | 466 | 2,409 |
| Baños | 793 | 12,607 |
| Banuelos | 1,126 | 1,939 |
| Bañuelos | 676 | 1,939 |
Mexican Names From Barajas to Bartolo
Barrera is just outside the top one hundred of all Mexican surnames. The name’s origins are the Spanish word of the same spelling, which means a barrier or obstacle. Early bearers may have lived near a defensive gate or wall.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Barajas | 232 | 763 |
| Barba | 780 | 3,268 |
| Barbosa | 455 | 1,992 |
| Barboza | 1,113 | 4,172 |
| Barcenas | 468 | 5,031 |
| Barradas | 884 | 23,618 |
| Barragan | 242 | 1,551 |
| Barrales | 1,380 | 20,574 |
| Barranco | 767 | 11,257 |
| Barraza | 513 | 2,004 |
| Barrera | 103 | 550 |
| Barreras | 1,057 | 9,313 |
| Barreto | 759 | 3,524 |
| Barrientos | 285 | 1,905 |
| Barrios | 204 | 1,067 |
| Barroso | 845 | 6,381 |
| Bartolo | 861 | 11,296 |
Mexican Names From Basilio to Bazan
Bautista breaks into the top 50 surnames in Mexico. The meaning is “one who baptizes”. The origins are religious, with early bearers showing their devotion to St. John the Baptist.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Basilio | 407 | 10,620 |
| Bastida | 997 | 19,321 |
| Basulto | 1,432 | 16,475 |
| Basurto | 704 | 9,241 |
| Bautista | 47 | 558 |
| Bazaldua | 1,126 | 17,463 |
| Bazan | 802 | 4,388 |
Mexcian Names from Beas to Betanzos
Benitez is ranked #121 in in our Mexico list. It means “son of Benito”, with Benito coming from the Latin word for blessed: Benedictus.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Beas | 1,597 | 16,041 |
| Becerra | 186 | 1,051 |
| Becerril | 314 | 8,491 |
| Bedolla | 1,141 | 5,666 |
| Bejarano | 1,003 | 5,216 |
| Bello | 206 | 2,143 |
| Beltran | 127 | 692 |
| Benavides | 538 | 1,508 |
| Benitez | 121 | 666 |
| Benito | 894 | 12,703 |
| Beristain | 1,485 | 34,149 |
| Bermejo | 1,394 | 13,138 |
| Bermudez | 438 | 1,316 |
| Bernabe | 601 | 6,848 |
| Bernal | 146 | 873 |
| Bernardino | 1,203 | 10,358 |
| Berumen | 1,290 | 6,525 |
| Betancourt | 411 | 1,664 |
| Betanzos | 861 | 46,487 |
Mexican Names From Bibiano to Botello
Bonilla is a common Mexican surname that likely originated from places in Spain like Bonilla de la Siera. This picture shows the Church of San Martin de Tours in the town.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bibiano | 1,086 | 27,534 |
| Blancas | 676 | 11,977 |
| Blanco | 219 | 1,099 |
| Blas | 591 | 9,045 |
| Bobadilla | 691 | 7,303 |
| Bocanegra | 626 | 4,934 |
| Bojorquez | 516 | 5,648 |
| Bolanos | 1,432 | 3,029 |
| Bolaños | 609 | 3,029 |
| Bolivar | 1,616 | 10,671 |
| Bonilla | 226 | 664 |
| Borbon | 1,107 | 19,654 |
| Borja | 1,009 | 4,656 |
| Borjas | 1,272 | 9,054 |
| Borrego | 1,105 | 5,167 |
| Botello | 872 | 3,113 |
Mexican Names From Bracamontes to Brito
Bravo! This surname is reasonably common in both Mexico and the United States. It is found in both Spain and Italy. Now, the word translates to “good”, but the early meaning was brave or courageous.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bracamontes | 1,248 | 12,199 |
| Brambila | 1,454 | 10,159 |
| Bravo | 151 | 828 |
| Briceno | 1,126 | 6,714 |
| Briceño | 1,472 | 6,714 |
| Briceño | 1,579 | 6,714 |
| Bringas | 1,485 | 22,573 |
| Briones | 379 | 2,403 |
| Briseño | 914 | 3,313 |
| Brito | 375 | 1,711 |
Mexican Names From Buendia to Bustos
Bustos is the most common name in this section with a rank of #317. There isn’t strong agreement across sources on the meaning of the name. Some connect it to the Latin bustum, which can translate to a burial mound.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Buendia | 802 | 11,882 |
| Buenfil | 1,050 | 105,079 |
| Bueno | 544 | 2,140 |
| Buenrostro | 894 | 5,060 |
| Buitimea | 1,185 | Not ranked |
| Burciaga | 1,126 | 6,909 |
| Burgos | 454 | 1,411 |
| Bustamante | 341 | 1,454 |
| Bustillos | 744 | 6,044 |
| Bustos | 317 | 2,129 |
Notes About Our List
The data comes from an open database of 1,256,438 federal education workers published by Mexico’s Secretaría de Educación Pública. The processed data is published on GitHub as mexican-names.
The Mexico Rank column shows how common the surname is in Mexico. The lower the number, the more common the name. The U.S. Rank column is the name’s position in the 2010 United States census.
People in Mexico carry two surnames, the father’s followed by the mother’s. Our ranking uses the father’s surname, which is the one a person is normally known by.
Related lists
For surnames common among Hispanic Americans, see our list of Hispanic last names starting with B.
You can also use our surname ranking tool to check how a name ranked in the 2000 and 2010 U.S. censuses.
