Surnames and social status in Spain

Collado, M. Dolores; Ortuño, Ignacio; Romeu, A.

Surnames and social status in Spain

Author(s): Collado, M. Dolores; Ortuño, Ignacio; Romeu, A.

Publisher: Fundación Empresa Pública (Fundación SEPI)

Issued date: 2008

Citation: Investigaciones Económicas (2008), 32(3), 259-287

ISSN: 0210-1521

Sponsor: The first author thanks the Spanish Ministry of Education (grant SEJ2005- 02829/ECON) for financial support. Ortuño-Ortín gratefully acknowledges the support of the Spanish Ministry of Education (grant SEJ2004-00968) and Fundación BBVA. Romeu is grateful to Fundación BBVA, Ministry of Education (grant SEJ2006-15172) and Fundación Seneca 03024/PHCS/05

Review: PeerReviewed

Publisher version: http://www.fundacionsepi.es/revistas/paperArchive/Sep2008/v32i3a1.pdf

Keywords: Surnames , Socioeconomic status , Apellidos , Nivel socioeconómico

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/5514

Abstract:

We study the information contained in surnames on the socioeconomic status of people in Spain. We find that people bearing uncommon surnames tend to enjoy a higher socioeconomic status than people bearing more common surnames. This bias is statistically ver [+]

En este trabajo se estudia la información contenida en los apellidos sobre la categoría socioeconómica de la población en España. Encontramos que las personas con apellidos poco frecuentes tienden a tener un nivel socioeconómico mayor que las personas con a [+]

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