Find out how popular the last name Medina-Sánchez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Medina-Sánchez.

Medina-Sánchez, 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 Medina-Sánchez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Medina-Sánchez in America

Medina-Sánchez is the 111426th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Medina-Sánchez surname appeared 158 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 Medina-Sánchez.

The history of the last name Medina-Sánchez

The surname MEDINASANCHEZ is a double-barrelled Spanish surname, combining the surnames Medina and Sanchez. It likely originated in Spain during the Middle Ages.

The name Medina is derived from the Arabic word "madinah", meaning "city" or "town". This suggests that the original bearers of this name may have lived in or near a prominent city or town in Spain. Some possible places of origin include the cities of Medina del Campo in Valladolid, Medina de Rioseco in Valladolid, or Medina Sidonia in Cádiz.

Sanchez is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Sancho". Sancho was a common given name in medieval Spain, derived from the Latin name Sanctius. It is possible that the Sanchez part of the surname originated from an ancestor named Sancho who lived in the same region as the Medina ancestors.

There are records of individuals bearing the surname Medina or Sanchez in historical documents from Spain, such as the Libro de Repartimiento, which recorded the distribution of land and properties after the Reconquista. However, the earliest recorded instance of the double-barrelled MEDINASANCHEZ is not clear.

One notable person with the surname MEDINASANCHEZ was Juan de Medinasanchez (c. 1490 - c. 1550), a Spanish navigator and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on the conquest of Mexico. He is believed to have been born in Seville, Spain.

Another individual with this surname was María de Medinasanchez (c. 1520 - c. 1580), a Spanish noblewoman and landowner who held extensive properties in the region of Andalusia.

In the 17th century, there was a prominent family of artists and architects from Seville named Medinasanchez. The most notable among them was Pedro de Medinasanchez (1620 - 1697), a baroque architect responsible for the design of several churches and buildings in Seville and its surrounding areas.

In the 19th century, José Medinasanchez (1815 - 1890) was a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Spanish Cortes and was involved in the drafting of several legal reforms.

Lastly, Dolores Medinasanchez (1892 - 1965) was a Spanish educator and women's rights advocate who established several schools for girls in Madrid and worked to promote educational opportunities for women in Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Medina-Sánchez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Medina-Sánchez.

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

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