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

Giménez, 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 Giménez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Giménez in America

Giménez is the 10731st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Giménez surname appeared 2,975 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 Giménez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Giménez 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 Giménez

The surname Gimenez is of Spanish and Catalan origin. It is derived from the personal name Jimeno, which is a medieval Spanish form of the Germanic name Semeno. The name Semeno itself is derived from the Latin root "Simeonis," meaning "son of Simon."

Gimenez was initially concentrated in the regions of Catalonia, Aragon, and Valencia in eastern Spain. The earliest recorded instances of the surname date back to the 12th century, with mentions in various medieval Spanish documents and records.

One notable historical reference to the name Gimenez is found in the "Libro de las Behetrías" (Book of Territorial Jurisdictions), a 14th-century Castilian manuscript that documented land ownership and territorial divisions in medieval Spain. The document includes several references to individuals with the surname Gimenez.

In the 13th century, there are records of a nobleman named Rodrigo Gimenez de Rada (c. 1170-1247), who served as the Archbishop of Toledo and was a prominent historian and writer of his time. He is known for his work "De Rebus Hispaniae" (On the Affairs of Spain), a chronicle of Spanish history.

Another notable figure was Pedro Gimenez de Castrejon (c. 1510-1574), a Spanish soldier and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro. He was awarded land grants and became a prominent figure in the colonial administration of Peru.

During the 16th century, the Gimenez family had a significant presence in the region of Aragon. One notable member was Juan Gimenez de Urrea (c. 1520-1590), a Spanish nobleman and poet who served as the Viceroy of Aragon and Catalonia.

In the 17th century, a notable figure was Diego Gimenez de Vargas (c. 1589-1663), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico and later as the Governor of Chile.

The surname Gimenez has also been associated with several place names in Spain, such as Gimenells, a municipality in the province of Lleida, and Jimena de la Frontera, a town in the province of Cádiz. These place names likely derived from the personal name Jimeno or Ximeno, which is related to the surname Gimenez.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Giménez

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

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

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