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

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

Popularity of Pérez-Hernández in America

Pérez-Hernández is the 19372nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pérez-Hernández surname appeared 1,396 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 Pérez-Hernández.

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

The surname PEREZHERNANDEZ is a double-barreled Spanish surname, originating from the regions of Castile and Andalusia in the late 15th century. It is a combination of the patronymic "Perez," meaning "son of Pedro," and the locative surname "Hernandez," derived from the personal name "Hernando" or "Fernando."

PEREZHERNANDEZ likely emerged during the period of the Reconquista, when the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula were gradually reclaiming territories from the Moors. As families resettled in newly conquered areas, they often adopted compound surnames to distinguish themselves from others with the same patronymic or locative names.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the PEREZHERNANDEZ surname can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a certain Pedro Perez Hernandez is listed as a landowner in the year 1498. This suggests that the surname may have originated among the landed gentry or minor nobility of the region.

In the 16th century, the PEREZHERNANDEZ name appears in various historical documents related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Juan Perez Hernandez (1520-1592) was a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico and later became one of the first Spanish settlers in the region of Guatemala.

Another notable bearer of the PEREZHERNANDEZ surname was Diego Perez Hernandez (1580-1648), a Spanish playwright and poet who was part of the literary circle known as the "Spanish Golden Age." His works, which included comedies and religious poetry, were highly regarded during his lifetime.

In the 18th century, Manuel Perez Hernandez (1725-1798) was a prominent architect who designed several notable buildings in Madrid, including the Palacio de Liria and the Church of San Antonio de los Alemanes.

During the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, Emilio Perez Hernandez (1899-1936) was a Republican militiaman who fought against the Nationalist forces led by Francisco Franco. He was killed in action during the Battle of Guadalajara in 1936.

More recently, the PEREZHERNANDEZ surname has been associated with various figures in the arts and sciences. Javier Perez Hernandez (born 1957) is a Spanish composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scores, while Maria Perez Hernandez (born 1971) is a renowned astrophysicist who has made significant contributions to the study of dark matter and galaxy formation.

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

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

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

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