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

Enríquez, 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 Enríquez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Enríquez in America

Enríquez is the 66164th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Enríquez surname appeared 299 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 Enríquez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Enríquez 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 Enríquez

The surname "ENRIGUEZ" is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish personal name "Enrique," which itself is a variant of the German name "Heinrich," meaning "home ruler." The suffix "-ez" is a common patronymic ending in Spanish surnames, indicating that the name originally referred to the son of someone named Enrique.

One of the earliest known records of the surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century manuscript that documents the noble families of Castile. This suggests that the name may have initially been associated with nobility or landowners in the region of Castile.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the surname Enriguez was Pedro Enríquez de Quiñones, a Spanish nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of Iberia from the Moors. He was born around 1420 and died in 1492.

Another prominent individual bearing the Enriguez surname was Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza, a Spanish nobleman and military commander during the reign of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile in the late 15th century. He was instrumental in the conquest of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain.

In the 16th century, Juan Enríquez de Almansa was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was born around 1490 and died in the mid-16th century.

The surname Enriguez has also been associated with place names in Spain, such as the town of Enríquez in the province of Salamanca. This suggests that some branches of the family may have taken their name from a specific location.

In the 19th century, José Joaquín Enríquez was a Chilean politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and later as the Minister of Interior under President José Manuel Balmaceda. He was born in 1841 and died in 1908.

Throughout its history, the surname Enriguez has undergone various spelling variations, including Enriquez, Henriquez, and Henríquez, reflecting the regional and linguistic diversity of Spain and its former colonies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Enríquez

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

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

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