Last names???

Question:Does anyone know where these last names came from or originated?...
-Ramirez
-Hilario
-Laureta
-Arias
-Buendia
-Bantilan

It's not for homework or projects or anything like that... I was just curious. ^_^

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Does anyone know where these last names came from or originated?...
-Ramirez
-Hilario
-Laureta
-Arias
-Buendia
-Bantilan

It's not for homework or projects or anything like that... I was just curious. ^_^

Ancestry.com Name Meaning and History
RAMIREZ
Spanish (Ramírez): patronymic from the personal name Ramiro, composed of the Germanic elements ragin ‘counsel’ + mari, meri ‘fame’.
HILARIO
Portuguese (Hilário) and Spanish: from a personal name of the same origin as Hillary
ARIAS
Spanish: from the popular medieval personal name Arias which is probably of Germanic origin.
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Spanish family name.
BUENDIA
1. probably a habitational name from Buendía in Cuenca province, Spain.
2. occasionally, a nickname from Spanish bueno ‘good’ + día ‘day’, presumably denoting someone who made frequent use of this salutation. Buendía was also occasionally used as a personal name in the Middle Ages, bestowed on a child as an expression of the parents’ satisfaction at the birth, or for the sake of a good omen.

Bantilan
Origin - Philippines
Laureta
Origin - Philippines