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

Henández, 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 Henández surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Henández in America

Henández is the 30013th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Henández surname appeared 782 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 Henández.

We can also compare 2010 data for Henández 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 Henández

The surname Hernandez is of Spanish origin, derived from the given name Hernando, which is a Spanish form of the Germanic name Ferdinand. The name can be traced back to the medieval period in Spain, around the 12th to 13th centuries.

Hernandez is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding the suffix "-ez" to the given name Hernando, indicating "son of Hernando." This naming convention was common in Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hernandez can be found in the "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt), a 14th-century manuscript commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile, which mentions a person named Hernán Pérez Hernandez.

The name Hernandez is believed to have originated in the regions of Castile and León, where it was particularly prevalent during the Middle Ages. Over time, it spread to other parts of Spain and eventually to Spanish colonies in the Americas and other parts of the world.

Among notable historical figures with the surname Hernandez is Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (ca. 1475-1517), a Spanish conquistador who led the first Spanish expedition to Mexico in 1517. Another prominent figure is Hernán Cortés (1485-1547), the Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire and established Spanish rule in what is now Mexico.

Juan Hernández de León (fl. 1580s), a Spanish navigator and explorer, is credited with being one of the first Europeans to sail through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, between the Pacific Northwest of North America and Vancouver Island.

In the realm of art and literature, José Hernández (1834-1886) was an Argentine poet, journalist, and politician, best known for his epic poem "Martín Fierro," which is considered a masterpiece of gaucho literature.

Finally, Tomás Hernández Franco (1904-1952) was a Mexican painter and sculptor, known for his contributions to the Mexican muralism movement and his depictions of working-class life and social struggles.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Henández

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

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

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