note vitoco <p>In Chile, the last name (<i>apellido</i>) has two parts: the <i>first</i> last name of the father (<i>apellido paterno</i>) followed by the <i>first</i> last name of the mother (<i>apellido materno</i>).</p> <p>My father was an army officer for some years in the USA. Although he had a middle name, the middle initial he was given was from his <i>second</i> last name!!!</p> 810353 810834