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

Domenech, 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 Domenech surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Domenech in America

Domenech is the 17120th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Domenech surname appeared 1,657 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Domenech.

We can also compare 2010 data for Domenech to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Domenech

The surname Domenech originated in Catalonia, a region in the northeastern part of Spain. It can be traced back to the 12th century and is derived from the Latin name Dominicus, which means "belonging to the Lord." This name was often given to children born on Sundays, as Sunday was considered the Lord's day.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Domenech can be found in medieval Catalan documents from the 13th century. One notable mention is in the "Llibre de Repartiment de València," a record of land distribution in the Kingdom of Valencia after the Christian conquest in 1238. Several individuals with the surname Domenech are listed as receiving land grants.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various legal and administrative documents from the Crown of Aragon, which included parts of modern-day Spain, France, and Italy. One example is a notarial record from 1375 that mentions a certain Bernat Domenech, a merchant from Barcelona.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the surname Domenech spread beyond Catalonia to other parts of Spain and Europe due to migration and trade. One notable figure from this period was Jerónimo Domenech, a Spanish Renaissance painter born in Valencia in 1516.

In the 17th century, the name appears in records from Spanish colonies in the Americas. For instance, a Fray Domingo Domenech was a Catholic missionary who served in Texas and Mexico in the 1680s.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Antonio Domenech y Massanés, a Spanish politician and writer who lived from 1804 to 1884. He served as the Minister of Public Works in Spain and published several works on history and politics.

In the 19th century, the Domenech family was also notable in France. Emmanuel Domenech, born in 1825, was a French Catholic missionary who traveled extensively in North America and wrote about his experiences among Native American tribes.

As the name spread across Europe and the Americas, variations in spelling and pronunciation emerged, such as Domènech, Domenech, and Domenecq. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained rooted in its Catalan and Latin heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Domenech

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

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 Domenech 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Domenech has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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

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