Table of contents Family name origins & meaningsAppears on Family name origins & meanings Spanish (González) : patronymic from the personal name Gonzalo, a personal name of Visigothic origin, based on the Germanic element gunþ ‘battle’. Compare Portuguese Gonçalves (see Goncalves). Appears on Spanish Last Names + Meanings Mexican Last Names and Meanings Puerto Rican Last Names and Meanings Dominican Last Names and Meanings Caribbean Last Names and Meanings Cuban Last Names and Meanings Chilean Last Names and Meanings Hispanic Last Names and Meanings Venezuelan Last Names and Meanings