Why don Mexicans have middle names?
They are using their parents names instead of a middle name When a child is registered at birth he/she is registered with a given name which may be different from the baptismal name. It is very common for a Mexican person to have more than one name. Many people who have two names will be called by both names together as: Maria Elena, Miguel Angel, Rosa Maria, Juan Jose, etc. The names are two names considered as one. They are usually used as one name, not a first name and middle initial. It is very uncommon for these people to have a middle initial. This usually is changed as soon as they come to the United States since everyone here is supposed to have a middle initial. Many people have only one name and when they come to the U.S.A. they are confused by people asking for their second name. Most people in Mexico and Latin American countries use both their father’s last name and their mother’s last name, in that order. The reason for this is mainly for identification because many people
