Find out how popular the last name Pérez-Jiménez 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-Jiménez.

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

Popularity of Pérez-Jiménez in America

Pérez-Jiménez is the 62531st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pérez-Jiménez surname appeared 320 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-Jiménez.

The history of the last name Pérez-Jiménez

The surname PEREZJIMENEZ is of Spanish origin, originating from the regions of Andalusia and Castile in the medieval period. It is a compound surname formed by the combination of two common Spanish surnames, Perez and Jimenez.

Perez is derived from the Iberian patronymic name Petri, meaning "son of Peter." Jimenez, on the other hand, is derived from the Germanic name Semenez, a variant of Semeniz, meaning "son of Semen." The combination of these two surnames likely occurred through marriage or adoption, resulting in the double-barrelled PEREZJIMENEZ.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the PEREZJIMENEZ surname can be found in the archives of the Convent of San Jerónimo in Seville, dating back to the 15th century. The name is mentioned in connection with a wealthy merchant family who donated to the convent's construction.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the PEREZJIMENEZ surname was Diego Perez Jimenez, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico. He was born in Seville around 1490 and played a significant role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire.

Another prominent individual with the PEREZJIMENEZ surname was Juan Perez Jimenez, a Venezuelan military officer and politician who served as the President of Venezuela from 1952 to 1958. He was born in Michelena, Táchira State, in 1897 and died in Madrid, Spain, in 1978.

During the 17th century, the PEREZJIMENEZ surname can be found in records from the town of Arcos de la Frontera in Andalusia, where a family of landowners and vintners carried this name. One member, Francisco Perez Jimenez, born in 1632, was known for producing exceptional sherry wines that were exported to England and the Netherlands.

In the 19th century, a notable figure was José Perez Jimenez, a Cuban poet and writer born in Havana in 1835. He was a prominent figure in the Cuban literary circles of the time and is remembered for his patriotic and romantic poems.

Throughout its history, the PEREZJIMENEZ surname has been found in various regions of Spain, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, particularly in Venezuela, Cuba, and Mexico, where descendants of the original Spanish settlers carried this name.

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

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

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

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