Find out how popular the last name Hernández-López 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-López.

Hernández-López, 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-López surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hernández-López in America

Hernández-López is the 18366th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hernández-López surname appeared 1,508 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 Hernández-López.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hernández-López 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-López

The surname HERNANDEZLOPEZ is a double-barrelled Spanish surname that originated in Spain. It combines the two common Spanish surnames Hernandez and Lopez. The first part, Hernandez, derives from the personal name Hernando, which is the Spanish form of Ferdinand. This name comes from the Germanic elements "heri" (army) and "nanth" (daring), meaning "daring in the army" or "brave soldier".

Lopez is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Lope". Lope is a Spanish form of the Latin name Lupus, which means "wolf". Patronymic surnames were common in medieval Spain and were used to identify a person's familial lineage.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Hernandez appears in the 12th-century Codex Calixtinus, a medieval manuscript that documents the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. The name Lopez can be found in the 13th-century Libro de Repartimiento, a record of land distribution in the newly conquered territories of Andalusia.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the surname Hernandez was Gregorio Hernandez, a Spanish painter and sculptor known for his religious works (1576-1636). In the same century, Lope de Vega (1562-1635), a renowned Spanish playwright and poet, was a prominent figure with the surname Lopez.

Another famous bearer of the Hernandez surname was José Hernandez, an Argentine poet and journalist best known for his epic poem "Martín Fierro" (1834-1886). In the 20th century, Feliciano Hernandez (1902-1964) was a Cuban painter and ceramist who played a significant role in the development of modern Cuban art.

A notable individual with the combined surname HERNANDEZLOPEZ was Fernando Hernandez-Lopez, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the 16th century. His account of the expedition is an important historical document.

These are just a few examples of individuals with the surnames Hernandez and Lopez throughout history, demonstrating the rich heritage and historical significance of this double-barrelled Spanish surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hernández-López

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

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

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