Find out how popular the last name Juárez 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 Juárez López.

Juárez 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 Juárez López surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Juárez López in America

Juárez López is the 71265th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Juárez López surname appeared 274 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 Juárez López.

The history of the last name Juárez López

The surname JUAREZLOPEZ is a compound Hispanic surname that traces its origins to Spain and Mexico. It is formed by the combination of the paternal surname Juarez and the maternal surname Lopez.

The Juarez component is a Spanish surname derived from the given name Juar, which is a shortened form of the Hebrew name Judah. This name can be traced back to the medieval Spanish Jewish community before their expulsion from Spain in the late 15th century. The Lopez component is a common Spanish surname, derived from the given name Lope, a Spanish form of the Latin name Lupus, meaning "wolf."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Juarez surname can be found in the 16th-century Spanish manuscript "Relación de Méritos y Servicios de Juan Juárez," which details the military service of a soldier named Juan Juárez during the Spanish conquest of the Americas.

In Mexico, the Juarez surname gained prominence with Benito Juárez (1806-1872), a prominent political figure and the first president of Mexican descent. He played a crucial role in the Reform War and the resistance against the French intervention in Mexico.

Another notable figure with the JUAREZLOPEZ surname was José Juárez López (1887-1961), a Mexican painter and muralist who was part of the Mexican Muralism movement. His works can be found in various public buildings in Mexico City.

In the field of literature, María Luisa Juárez López (1920-2004) was a Mexican novelist and short story writer known for her works that explored themes of social injustice and the lives of marginalized communities.

The JUAREZLOPEZ surname can also be traced to other Spanish-speaking regions, such as Guatemala, where Rigoberto Juárez López (1945-2016) was a prominent human rights activist and lawyer who fought for the rights of indigenous communities.

In the world of sports, Cristian Juárez López (born 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who has played for various clubs in Mexico and the United States.

While the JUAREZLOPEZ surname is predominantly found in Mexico and other Latin American countries, it has also spread to other parts of the world through immigration and diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Juárez López

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

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

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