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    The surnameHernandez

    A Spanish patronymic surname, the 11th most common in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H655

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hernandez is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Hernández (“son of Hernando”), from Hernando, variant of Fernando (“Ferdinand”), of Germanic origin.

    Hernandez 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 1,043,281 people named Hernandez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 706,372.

    #11
    rank among US surnames
    1,043,281
    people in 2010
    354
    per 100,000 Americans
    +47.7%
    change since 2000 (was #15)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2Johnson1,932,812160
    #3Williams1,625,252190
    #4Brown1,437,026215
    #5Jones1,425,470217
    #6Garcia1,166,120265
    #7Miller1,161,437266
    #8Davis1,116,357277

    Who is named Hernandez

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

    95% of people named Hernandez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Hernandezs

    36 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • José Hernández
      Argentine writer (1834-1886)
    • Pablo Hernández
      Argentine-born Chilean footballer, born 1986
    • Laurie Hernandez
      American artistic gymnast, born 2000
    • Jose M. Hernandez
      American engineer and astronaut, born 1962
    • Aaron Hernandez
      American convicted murderer and football player (1989-2017)
    • Callie Hernandez
      American actress, born 1988
    • Yampier Hernández
      Boxer, born 1984
    • Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez
      Boxer, born 1962
    • Jorge Hernández
      Boxer (1954–2019)
    • Yoan Pablo Hernández
      Boxer, born 1984
    • Shawn Hernandez
      American professional wrestler, born 1973
    • Silvio Hernández
      Basketball player (1908–1984)

    Notable Hernandezs come mostly from the United States (20), Argentina (5) and Cuba (4).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hernandez

    Hernandez 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 Hernandez come from?
    From Spanish Hernández (“son of Hernando”), from Hernando, variant of Fernando (“Ferdinand”), of Germanic origin.
    How common is the surname Hernandez?
    1,043,281 people in the United States had the surname Hernandez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296 Americans. It ranked 11th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hernandez?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hernandez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hernandez?
    José Hernández, Argentine writer (1834-1886), followed by Pablo Hernández.