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

Dojaquez, 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 Dojaquez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dojaquez in America

Dojaquez is the 142108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dojaquez surname appeared 117 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 Dojaquez.

The history of the last name Dojaquez

The surname Dojaquez is believed to have originated in Spain during the 15th century. It is likely derived from the Spanish word "Dojo," which means "bend" or "curve," and the suffix "-ez," which is a common patronymic marker in Spanish surnames.

The name may have its roots in the northern regions of Spain, particularly in the Basque Country, where many place names and surnames have origins in the Basque language. It is possible that the name was originally associated with a particular geographic feature, such as a bend in a river or a curved hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dojaquez can be found in the archives of the town of Bilbao, where a certain Juan Dojaquez was listed as a resident in the year 1487. This suggests that the name was already established in the region by the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the Dojaquez family appears to have spread across various parts of Spain, with records showing individuals bearing the name in cities like Seville and Madrid. One notable figure from this period was Diego Dojaquez, a merchant who lived in Seville in the early 1500s and traded goods with the Spanish colonies in the Americas.

As the Spanish Empire expanded its reach across the globe, the Dojaquez name made its way to the New World. In the 17th century, records show a Pedro Dojaquez among the early settlers in the Spanish colony of Cuba. Another figure of note was Juana Dojaquez, a landowner in the province of Veracruz, Mexico, in the late 1600s.

The 18th century saw the emergence of a prominent Dojaquez family in the Canary Islands, where they were involved in the wine trade. One of the most notable members of this family was Tomás Dojaquez, who lived from 1734 to 1812 and was a successful merchant and landowner on the island of Tenerife.

As the centuries passed, the Dojaquez name continued to spread across the Spanish-speaking world, with individuals bearing the surname found in various parts of Latin America and even the Philippines, which was once a Spanish colony.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dojaquez

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

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 Dojaquez 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 Dojaquez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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