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

Dominguez, 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 Dominguez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dominguez in America

Dominguez is the 254th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dominguez surname appeared 119,304 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 40 people would have the surname Dominguez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dominguez 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 Dominguez

The surname Dominguez originated in Spain, deriving from the Spanish personal name Domingo. Domingo is derived from the Latin dies Dominica, meaning "the Lord's Day" or Sunday.

The surname Dominguez first appeared in the early Middle Ages, likely emerging in the late 11th or 12th century. It was initially concentrated in northern and central Spain, particularly in areas like Galicia, Castile, and Aragon.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Dominguez can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a 14th-century census document from the Kingdom of Castile. It lists several individuals with the surname Dominguez, indicating its presence in the region during that time.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in various documents and records across Spain. Notably, a man named Juan Dominguez was mentioned in the records of the Inquisition in Seville in 1481.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the surname Dominguez spread to other parts of the world. One notable individual was Fray Francisco Dominguez, a Spanish missionary who lived from 1603 to 1676 and played a significant role in the evangelization efforts in the Philippines.

Another prominent figure with the surname Dominguez was Gaspar Dominguez, a Spanish explorer and navigator who was born in Seville in 1770. He led several expeditions along the Pacific Coast of North America in the late 18th century.

In the 19th century, Benigno Dominguez, a Cuban lawyer and politician born in 1828, made significant contributions to the independence movement in Cuba.

Ramón Dominguez, a Venezuelan composer and conductor born in 1866, achieved recognition for his works that blended European and Venezuelan musical traditions.

The surname Dominguez also gained prominence in the United States, particularly among Hispanic communities. One notable figure was Carlos Dominguez, a Mexican-American journalist and civil rights activist who lived from 1887 to 1972 and fought for the rights of Mexican Americans in California.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dominguez

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

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

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