Over here in Latin America, our last name is made up of both the father and mother surnames. This is why we often hyphenate them when we’re in the States, to avoid confusion between middle and last names; for instance, I’d be Rafael Torres-Delgado to make clear that Torres is not my middle name, which happens a lot.
Now, what if you keep going? This would be my full name up to the great-grandfather level. When I was a kid my mother figured mine out and told it to me, and I never forgot it for some reason. The father surname is passed on, so that’s why it’s all mother surnames from the third level up. The most obvious thing, of course, is the triple “de Jesús,” which could suggest some sort of inbreeding going on. I’ll ask.
