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    The surname Dominguez

    A Spanish surname, carried by 119,304 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D552

    Dominguez: #254 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Dominguez #254, 119,304 people Dominguez: #254 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Dominguez #254, 119,304 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dominguez is more common than 99.8% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Domínguez.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 119,304 people named Dominguez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,588 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 83,731.

    #254
    rank among US surnames
    119,304
    people in 2010
    40
    per 100,000 Americans
    +42.5%
    change since 2000 (was #334)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #245Harper124,4612,481
    #246Burke122,8772,513
    #247Larson122,5872,519
    #248Santiago122,2122,526
    #249Maldonado121,5262,541
    #250Morrison121,1302,549
    #251Franklin120,6212,560

    Who is named Dominguez

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Dominguez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Dominguezs

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alejandro Domínguez
      Argentine association football player, born 1981
    • Rogelio Domínguez
      Argentine footballer (1931-2004)
    • Federico Domínguez
      Argentine footballer, born 1976
    • Marcelo Domínguez
      Argentine boxer, born 1970
    • Jorge Carlos Domínguez
      Argentine footballer (1959–2023)
    • Carlos María Domínguez
      Argentine writer, born 1955
    • Luis L. Domínguez
      19th-century Argentine politician/writer/historian (1819-1898)
    • Diego Domínguez
      Argentine-born rugby union player for Italy, born 1966
    • Virginia Luque
      Argentine tango singer and actress (1927-2014)

    Notable Dominguezs come mostly from Argentina (8) and France (1).

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    Surnames that sound like Dominguez

    Dominguez has the Soundex code D552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D552.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dominguez come from?
    From Spanish Domínguez.
    How common is the surname Dominguez?
    119,304 people in the United States had the surname Dominguez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,588 Americans. It ranked 254th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dominguez?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Dominguez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dominguez?
    Alejandro Domínguez, Argentine association football player, followed by Rogelio Domínguez.
    Where is the surname Dominguez most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dominguez in Argentina and France.
    Is the surname Dominguez getting more or less common?
    More common. 83,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 119,304 in 2010, up 43%.