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

Hernández Cruz, 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 Hernández Cruz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hernández Cruz in America

Hernández Cruz is the 26189th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hernández Cruz surname appeared 934 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 Hernández Cruz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hernández Cruz 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 Hernández Cruz

The surname HERNANDEZCRUZ has its origins in Spain, with the name first appearing in the medieval era. It is a compound surname, with the first part "Hernandez" being a patronymic derived from the name "Hernando," which was a Spanish variant of the Germanic name "Ferdinand." The second part, "Cruz," is a topographic surname that refers to a cross, likely reflecting a connection to a location marked by a cross or someone who lived near a prominent cross.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the 13th-century Spanish records of the Kingdom of Aragon. A nobleman named Rodrigo HERNANDEZCRUZ was mentioned in a chronicle from 1275, serving as a knight in the court of King Pedro III.

During the 15th century, the name appeared in several manuscripts from the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. A prominent figure was Juan HERNANDEZCRUZ, born in 1430, who was a renowned poet and scholar in the city of Seville.

As Spain expanded its influence across the globe, the name HERNANDEZCRUZ made its way to the Americas during the Age of Exploration. In 1542, a Spanish conquistador named Diego HERNANDEZCRUZ was part of the expedition led by Francisco de Orellana, exploring the Amazon River basin in South America.

In the 17th century, a notable individual with this surname was María HERNANDEZCRUZ, born in 1612 in the city of Cádiz. She was a celebrated painter and became one of the first female artists to be admitted to the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Seville.

Another significant figure was Pedro HERNANDEZCRUZ, born in 1785 in the Spanish colony of New Spain (present-day Mexico). He was a military leader who fought in the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule, later becoming a general in the Mexican Army.

Throughout history, the surname HERNANDEZCRUZ has been associated with various locations in Spain, particularly in the regions of Andalusia, Castile, and Aragon, as well as in parts of Latin America where Spanish colonization occurred.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hernández Cruz

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

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

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