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

What's in a surname? For many people from Spain and Latin America, it's about who your father is and who your mother is.
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Origins of Latino last names

is KRIS 6 News Evening Anchor and Reporter. She is excited to be back in South Texas, after reporting in her hometown of San Diego, California. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Martinez, Garcia, Rivera. Do you ...