# Bermudez (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bermudez/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A patrilineal surname from Spanish, an anglicization of Bermúdez

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 26,691 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,316 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,567 people |
| Change since 2000 | +37% (19,451 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish Bermúdez

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bermudez in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 90% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bermudez in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.

## People named Bermudez

- Francisco Morales Bermúdez, 51st President of Peru (1921–2022)
- Jesús Bermúdez, Bolivian footballer (1902-1945)
- Patricia Bermúdez, Argentine wrestler

## Similar surnames

Bryant, Barnett, Burnett, Brandt, Brandon, Brantley, Brand, Barrientos, Burnette, Brant, Brandenburg, Barnette.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.