How common is the surname Gimenez?

2,975 people in the United States had the surname Gimenez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,780 Americans. It ranked 10,731st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gimenez?

Susana Giménez, Argentine actress and businesswoman, followed by Juan Giménez.

Where is the surname Gimenez most common?

Wikidata records people named Gimenez in Argentina and Spain.

Is the surname Gimenez getting more or less common?

More common. 2,083 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,975 in 2010, up 43%.

The surname Gimenez

A surname, carried by 2,975 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gimenez is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,975 people named Gimenez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,780 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,083.

#10,731

rank among US surnames

2,975

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+42.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,407)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,726	Hennigan	2,978	103,675
#10,728	Spoon	2,977	103,710
#10,729	Lumley	2,976	103,745
#10,731	DeFilippo	2,975	103,780
#10,736	Haman	2,974	103,815
#10,739	Arends	2,972	103,885

Who is named Gimenez

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

80% of people named Gimenez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.2%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Gimenezs

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Susana Giménez
Argentine actress and businesswoman, born 1944
Juan Giménez
Argentine comic book artist (1943-2020)
Christian Giménez
Argentine association football player and manager, born 1981
Gastón Giménez
Argentine footballer, born 1991
Teresa Giménez Barbat
Anthropologist, former MEP, born 1955
Norma Giménez
Argentian actress (1930-1957)
Damián Giménez
Argentine footballer, born 1982
Daniel Giménez
Argentinian footballer, born 1977
Nicolás Giménez
Argentinian footballer (born 1996)

Notable Gimenezs come mostly from Argentina (8) and Spain (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Gimenez?: 2,975 people in the United States had the surname Gimenez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,780 Americans. It ranked 10,731st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gimenez?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Gimenez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gimenez?: Susana Giménez, Argentine actress and businesswoman, followed by Juan Giménez.
Where is the surname Gimenez most common?: Wikidata records people named Gimenez in Argentina and Spain.
Is the surname Gimenez getting more or less common?: More common. 2,083 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,975 in 2010, up 43%.