Find out how popular the last name DePerez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DePerez.

DePerez, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DePerez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DePerez in America

DePerez is the 105079th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DePerez surname appeared 170 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DePerez.

The history of the last name DePerez

The surname DEPEREZ originated in Spain during the late Middle Ages, derived from the Old Spanish personal name Perez, a patronymic meaning "son of Pedro" (from the Latin Petrus, meaning "rock"). It likely emerged as a distinguishing surname in the 13th or 14th century when the use of hereditary family names became more widespread in the region.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of this surname was Alonso Deperez, a nobleman from Seville who served as a royal advisor to King Alfonso X of Castile in the mid-13th century. Another early mention can be found in the Fuero de Teruel, a legal document from 1176, which references a certain Domingo Deperez among the residents of the town of Teruel in Aragon.

During the 15th century, the surname appears in records related to the Spanish colonization of the Canary Islands, with individuals such as Juan Deperez and Pedro Deperez listed among the early settlers. This suggests that bearers of the name were involved in the expansion of Spanish territories during this period.

In the 16th century, the DEPEREZ surname was represented by figures like Bartolomé Deperez (c. 1500-1565), a prominent architect and stonemason who worked on various projects in Seville, including the Alcázar palace and the Cathedral's Giralda tower.

Another notable bearer was Juan Deperez de Montalván (1602-1638), a Spanish playwright and novelist from Madrid who wrote works such as "Para vencer a amor, querer vencerle" and "Sucesos y prodigios de amor".

As Spanish explorers and colonists ventured to the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, the DEPEREZ surname also took root in the New World. For instance, Alonso Deperez was among the early Spanish settlers in present-day Mexico in the 1520s, while Juan Deperez Guzmán (c. 1570-1625) was a colonial administrator and military leader who served as the governor of Panama.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DePerez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DePerez.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DePerez was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DePerez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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