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Explainer: Why are many Hispanic surnames formed from 2 names and how does that work in the US?

Posted 2/7/26

The latest census estimates show more than 68 million people in the U.S. identify as ethnically Hispanic. And many of them follow the tradition of using two surnames. The first surname comes from the …

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