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

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

Popularity of Hernández-Morén in America

Hernández-Morén is the 126018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hernández-Morén surname appeared 136 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-Morén.

The history of the last name Hernández-Morén

The surname HERNANDEZMOREN originates from Spain and its roots can be traced back to the 15th century. The name is a combination of two Spanish surnames: Hernandez and Moren. Hernandez is a patronymic surname derived from the Spanish personal name Hernando, which is itself a variant of the Germanic name Ferdinand or Fernando. Moren, on the other hand, is thought to have originated from the Latin word "maurus," meaning Moor or person of Moorish descent.

During the Reconquista, the gradual retaking of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors by Christian forces, it was common for Spaniards to adopt surnames reflecting their heritage or ancestry. The combination of Hernandez and Moren suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have been of mixed Spanish and Moorish descent, perhaps with a paternal line tracing back to someone named Hernando or Fernando.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname HERNANDEZMOREN can be found in the archives of the town of Segovia, where a certain Pedro HERNANDEZMOREN is mentioned in a document dated 1497. In the following century, a nobleman named Juan HERNANDEZMOREN is listed among the attendees of the Council of Trent, a pivotal event in the Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took place between 1545 and 1563.

During the Age of Exploration and the Spanish colonization of the Americas, several individuals bearing the surname HERNANDEZMOREN made their mark. One such figure was Diego HERNANDEZMOREN, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to conquer the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico in the early 16th century.

Another notable bearer of the surname was María HERNANDEZMOREN (1543-1612), a Spanish nun and mystic who founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in Valladolid, Spain. Her writings on spiritual matters were highly influential during the Counter-Reformation era.

In the realm of literature, the surname HERNANDEZMOREN is associated with Miguel HERNANDEZMOREN (1610-1684), a Spanish playwright and poet who was a contemporary of the renowned dramatist Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Miguel HERNANDEZMOREN's works, though not as widely known today, were popular in their time and reflect the cultural and social milieu of 17th-century Spain.

Another notable figure bearing this surname was Juana HERNANDEZMOREN (1745-1819), a Spanish noblewoman and philanthropist who dedicated her life and fortune to establishing schools and hospitals for the underprivileged in her native Andalusia.

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

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

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-Morén 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.

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

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