One of the first "problems" that future parents encounter is that of the name they will give their baby. If it's a boy, Luis, if it's a girl, Maria.
For some time, as already mentioned in Babies and more, the Spanish Law Lets choose which will be the first name.
Traditionally the first surname has always been that of the father, followed by that of the mother, but we can choose to do it the other way around.
This decision must be taken with the first child, since the order we establish with him is what his younger brothers should have. Once they turn 18, any of the brothers can change the order if they wish. The reasons are several, that you want to keep the mother's last name so as not to lose it, in the case of a single mother, because the name and surname sound bad (Dolores Fuertes, Margarita Flores, Armando Guerra, Paloma Paz, Fina Segura ...), etc.
The particle "From" can also be added to the last name if the last name after the name is a proper name. For example, in the case of calling us José Andrés Pérez, you can change to De Andrés to prevent confusions Between the first and last name.
Another possibility is to adapt surnames to Spanish if they are of foreign origin and cause confusion in our country.
All these changes can be requested by the father and mother by mutual agreement (and the adults) and Applications are processed in the Civil Registry.
