# Fernandez (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fernandez/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 180,842 |
| US rank (2010) | 142 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,707 people |
| Change since 2000 | +30% (139,302 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /fɚˈnændɛz/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish Fernández.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fernandez 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) | 8.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 84% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fernandez in Argentina, the United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Spain.

## People named Fernandez

- Enzo Fernández, Argentine footballer (born 2001)
- Federico Fernández, Argentine association football player
- Augusto Fernández, Argentine association football player
- Mary Joe Fernández, American tennis player
- Shiloh Fernandez, American actor
- Macedonio Fernández, Argentine writer (1874–1952)
- Leandro Fernández, Argentine footballer
- Gabriel Diego Fernández, Argentine basketball player (born 1976)
- Ignacio Fernández, Argentinian association football player
- René Fernández, Bolivian footballer (1906-1956)
- Raúl Fernández Robert, basketball (1905–1982)
- Gastón Fernández, Argentine footballer

and 53 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Fernandes, Fernando, Freeman, Foreman, Forman, Furman, Fuhrman, Fermin, Farnham, Fryman, Fairman, Farnum.

## 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.