# Nunez (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nunez/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

Núñez: A surname from Spanish

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 125,350 |
| US rank (2010) | 242 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,463 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (90,208 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Núñez.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nunez 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) | 5.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nunez in the United States, Argentina, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Bolivia and Cuba.

## People named Nunez

- Rafael Núñez, author, lawyer, journalist, politician and President of Colombia (1825-1894)
- Oscar Nunez, American actor and comedian
- Sigrid Nunez, American writer (1951-)
- Miguel A. Núñez, American actor
- Marianela Núñez, Argentine dancer
- Jeanette Nuñez, American businesswoman and politician (born 1972)
- Marina Núñez del Prado, Bolivian sculptor (1908-1995)
- Leonel Núñez, Argentine footballer
- Gervasio Núñez, Argentine footballer
- Gutier Núñez
- Chris Núñez, American tattoo artist, television personality, graffiti artist and entrepreneur
- Maximiliano Núñez, Argentine footballer

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Nunes, Nanez, Nance, Nemec, Niemiec, Nims, Nuncio.

## 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.