Question for Latinos or anyone familiar with their culture

Do Latinos sometimes use a different name or last name altogether when it comes to signing stuff? I was at work the other day, and noticed a Latino man signing off on a credit card slip, but the signature name didn't match what the name he gave us was (probably his driver's license, cause we need to see that stuff to store customer data in case they come back, so it won't take as long and we know who repeat customers are).

A coworker who was working that night with me, also a Latino, brought my attention to it. He told me that cause that guy signed with a name that didn't match the named that was printed on the invoice, it's a sign of an illegal immigrant. I don't remember what his name was, just that they didn't match (but I wasn't really paying attn cause we were busy at the time, and not like I would've had time to examine each and every one).

Another reason I'm asking is because a long time ago, when I was in the 4th grade, there was a Latino boy who gave his last name as something else, even though papers said it was a different name. He seemed kind of proud of it, until the teacher finally told him that his last name was the one written on the papers, not what he wanted us to say (and cause his last name sounded similar to "Lasagna", other kids started making fun of him, probably why he tried to change it, I dunno).

Anyway, I was wondering if Latinos go by several different names or something, or if I should be suspicious anytime I see a guy sign a different name than what's written on paper.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Cool, thanks for clarifying that stuff up. I always wondered why the names were weird like that with Latinos (Russians are somewhat like that too, cept they often used shortened versions of their names, which further adds confusion lol).

I'm glad my first and last name amounts only to 8 letters. People used to mock me about that (cause it also rhymes), but I just tell them "at least I can fill out forms faster than most people and can fit my whole name on a nametag"

It's always interesting learning new stuff though from different cultures.

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