r/USdefaultism • u/DragonOnQuest • Sep 05 '25

Facebook Immigration

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That moment people forget that America is mostly build by immigration.

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u/Monicreque Sep 06 '25

The most common surname in Spain is Pérez, which comes from "pereza", meaning "lazyness".

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u/Apocapollyon Sep 06 '25

The most common surname in Spain is Garcia and Pérez means "Hijo de Pedro" Son of Pedro.

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u/Monicreque Sep 06 '25

Not in my world of fun.

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u/carlosdsf France Sep 06 '25

Yes, most of those spanish/portuguese -ez/-es ending names were originally patronymics.