Spain – Customary Names

It is not customary for a  person to have a middle name in Spain but, it is common to have two first names such as Maria Jose. 

Additionally, it is customary for a person to have two surnames. However, this is not because a married woman has added her husband’s surname to her maiden name.  Actually, a married woman does not usually take her husband’s last name.  When she was named, she was given the first last name of her father and her mother's maiden name.