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    The surname Hernandes

    A Spanish surname, carried by 8,612 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H655

    Hernandes: #4,123 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hernandes #4,123, 8,612 people Hernandes: #4,123 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hernandes #4,123, 8,612 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hernandes is more common than 97.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.

    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 8,612 people named Hernandes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,851 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,313.

    #4,123
    rank among US surnames
    8,612
    people in 2010
    2.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +17.8%
    change since 2000 (was #4,461)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,118Gilbertson8,62135,813
    #4,119Shanahan8,61635,834
    #4,121Ibanez8,61435,842
    #4,123Hernandes8,61235,851
    #4,124Garrido8,60535,880

    Who is named Hernandes

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

    95% of people named Hernandes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Hernandess

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Clodovil Hernandes
      Brazilian stylist, TV host and politician (1937-2009)

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    Surnames that sound like Hernandes

    Hernandes has the Soundex code H655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H655.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hernandes come from?
    Hernandes is Spanish in origin.
    How common is the surname Hernandes?
    8,612 people in the United States had the surname Hernandes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,851 Americans. It ranked 4,123rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hernandes?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hernandes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hernandes?
    Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian stylist, TV host and politician (1937-2009).
    Where is the surname Hernandes most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hernandes in Brazil.
    Is the surname Hernandes getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,612 in 2010, up 18%.