Find out how popular the last name Hernández Gómez 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 Gómez.

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

Popularity of Hernández Gómez in America

Hernández Gómez is the 45026th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hernández Gómez surname appeared 476 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 Gómez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hernández Gómez 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 Gómez

The surname HERNANDEZGOMEZ has its origins in Spain, where it first emerged during the Middle Ages. It is a double-barreled surname, formed by the combination of the patronymic surnames Hernandez and Gomez.

The name Hernandez is derived from the Spanish personal name Fernando, itself a variant of the German name Ferdinand, meaning "brave traveler" or "daring journey." It was commonly used as a surname in Spain to indicate a person as the son of someone named Fernando. The suffix "-ez" denotes the patronymic form.

Gomez, on the other hand, is a Spanish surname derived from the medieval personal name Gome, which is itself a shortening of the Germanic name Gumman. It was used as a surname to signify a person as the son of someone named Gome.

In the 13th century, records from the Monastery of San Benito in Valladolid mention a certain Pedro Hernandez, who may have been one of the earliest bearers of the Hernandez surname. Similarly, a document from the Monastery of Santa Maria la Real in Burgos from the same period references a Gomez de Castañeda, suggesting an early usage of the Gomez surname.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the combined surname HERNANDEZGOMEZ was Juan Hernandez Gomez, a Spanish soldier who fought in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century.

Another notable bearer of the name was Fray Bartolomé Hernandez Gomez, a Spanish Franciscan friar who lived in the 17th century and authored several religious texts, including "Tratado de la Oración Mental" (Treatise on Mental Prayer).

In the 18th century, José Hernandez Gomez was a renowned Spanish painter and engraver, known for his religious works and portraits of aristocratic figures.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the surname HERNANDEZGOMEZ spread to various regions, including Mexico, where it became particularly common. One notable bearer was Miguel Hernandez Gomez, a Mexican revolutionary who fought alongside Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century.

Another individual with this surname was Luisa Hernandez Gomez, a Spanish poet and author born in 1896, whose works often explored themes of love, nature, and the human experience.

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

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

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

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