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

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

Popularity of Hernández-Vasqu in America

Hernández-Vasqu is the 97671st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hernández-Vasqu surname appeared 186 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-Vasqu.

The history of the last name Hernández-Vasqu

The surname "HERNANDEZVASQU" is a combination of two distinct Spanish surnames, "Hernandez" and "Vasqu". It is likely of Spanish origin, originating from the regions of Spain during the medieval period.

The first part, "Hernandez," is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name "Hernando," which is the Spanish form of the Germanic name "Ferdinand." This name can be traced back to the Visigoths, who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th centuries. The suffix "-ez" denotes "son of" or "descendant of," making "Hernandez" mean "son of Hernando."

The second part, "Vasqu," is likely a variation of the surname "Vásquez," which is derived from the Basque personal name "Velasco." This name has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. The Basque language is a pre-Indo-European language, and many Basque names have been adopted into Spanish.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "Hernandez" can be found in the "Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla," a collection of medieval documents from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain, dated around the 11th century.

A notable individual with the surname "Hernandez" was Vasco Núñez de Balboa (c. 1475-1519), a Spanish explorer and conquistador who is credited with being the first European to cross the Isthmus of Panama and view the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.

Another historical figure with the surname "Vasqu" was Juan Vásquez de Coronado (c. 1510-1554), a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led a large expedition from Mexico to the present-day southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542.

In the 16th century, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (c. 1475-1517) led an expedition that discovered the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, initiating the Spanish conquest of that region.

During the Spanish Golden Age, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), the author of the iconic novel "Don Quixote," had a close friend and contemporary named Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza (c. 1580-1639), a playwright and member of the Spanish nobility who held the title of "Lord of Hernández."

In the 18th century, José Hernández (1788-1828), a Venezuelan military officer and politician, played a significant role in the Venezuelan War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule.

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

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

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

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