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

Enrriquez, 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 Enrriquez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Enrriquez in America

Enrriquez is the 55255th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Enrriquez surname appeared 372 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 Enrriquez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Enrriquez 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 Enrriquez

The surname Enrriquez is of Spanish origin, and it can be traced back to the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula. The name is a patronymic form derived from the Spanish given name Enrique, which itself is derived from the Germanic name Heinrich, meaning "home ruler" or "ruler of the household."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Enrriquez can be found in various historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries, particularly in the regions of Castile and Aragon. The name was likely adopted by individuals who were descendants of a person named Enrique, following the Spanish naming tradition of using patronymics.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Enrriquez was Don Fadrique Enrriquez de Castilla, who lived in the 13th century and was a prominent nobleman and military commander during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castile. He played a crucial role in the conquest of the city of Murcia from the Moors in 1266.

Another notable figure with the surname Enrriquez was Doña María Enrriquez, who was born in 1468 and was the second wife of King Ferdinand II of Aragon. She was the mother of King Ferdinand I of Spain, who united the crowns of Castile and Aragon and initiated the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

In the 16th century, a prominent member of the Enrriquez family was Don Martín Enrriquez de Almansa, who was appointed as the fourth Viceroy of New Spain (present-day Mexico) by King Philip II of Spain. He served in this position from 1568 to 1580 and played a significant role in the governance of the Spanish colonies in the Americas.

Another notable figure was Doña Juana Enrriquez, who was born in 1425 and was the mother of King Ferdinand II of Aragon. She played a crucial role in the marriage negotiations between Ferdinand and Isabella I of Castile, which led to the union of the crowns and the establishment of the Kingdom of Spain.

The surname Enrriquez also has connections to various place names in Spain, particularly those derived from the name Enrique. For example, the town of Enriqueta in the province of Valencia is believed to have been named after a person with the given name Enrique or the surname Enrriquez.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Enrriquez

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

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

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