The surname Fernandez
A Spanish patronymic surname, carried by 180,842 people in the United States.
Pronounced /fɚˈnændɛz/ 3 syllables Soundex F655
Origin
Spanish origin
Anglicization of Spanish Fernández.
Fernandez is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
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 180,842 people named Fernandez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,707 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 139,302.
Who is named Fernandez
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
84% of people named Fernandez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
- White (not Hispanic) 8.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 5.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
- Two or more races 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Fernandezs
65 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Enzo FernándezArgentine footballer (born 2001)
- Federico FernándezArgentine association football player, born 1989
- Augusto FernándezArgentine association football player, born 1986
- Mary Joe FernándezAmerican tennis player, born 1971
- Shiloh FernandezAmerican actor, born 1985
- Macedonio FernándezArgentine writer (1874–1952)
- Leandro FernándezArgentine footballer, born 1983
- Gabriel Diego FernándezArgentine basketball player (born 1976)
- Ignacio FernándezArgentinian association football player, born 1990
- René FernándezBolivian footballer (1906-1956)
- Raúl Fernández RobertBasketball (1905–1982)
- Gastón FernándezArgentine footballer, born 1983
Notable Fernandezs come mostly from Argentina (31), the United States (11) and Bolivia (4).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Fernandez has the Soundex code F655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F655.
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Questions
- Where does the surname Fernandez come from?
- Anglicization of Spanish Fernández.
- How common is the surname Fernandez?
- 180,842 people in the United States had the surname Fernandez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,707 Americans. It ranked 142nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Fernandez?
- In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Fernandez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.8% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Fernandez?
- Enzo Fernández, Argentine footballer (born 2001), followed by Federico Fernández.
- Where is the surname Fernandez most common?
- Wikidata records people named Fernandez in Argentina, the United States and Bolivia and 3 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Fernandez?
- Fernandez is /fɚˈnændɛz/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Fernandez?
- Fernandez is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Fernandez getting more or less common?
- More common. 139,302 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 180,842 in 2010, up 30%.