Find out how popular the last name Reyes 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 Reyes Sánchez.

Reyes 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 Reyes Sánchez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reyes Sánchez in America

Reyes Sánchez is the 63873rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reyes Sánchez surname appeared 312 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 Reyes Sánchez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reyes Sánchez 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 Reyes Sánchez

The surname REYESSANCHEZ is a compound Spanish surname that combines the patronymic surnames Reyes and Sanchez. It originated in Spain during the medieval period, when the use of double-barreled surnames became more common among the Spanish nobility and upper classes.

The first part of the name, Reyes, is derived from the Spanish word "rey," meaning "king." It likely originated as a descriptive surname, perhaps given to someone who worked in the royal court or had a regal bearing. Alternatively, it could have been a surname adopted by a family with ties to a particular king or royal lineage.

The second part of the name, Sanchez, is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name Sancho, which is a Spanish form of the Latin name Sanctius. Patronymic surnames were commonly formed by adding the suffix "-ez" to the father's given name, so Sanchez would have originally referred to the "son of Sancho."

While the specific origin of the combined REYESSANCHEZ surname is unclear, it is likely that it emerged when two prominent families with the separate surnames Reyes and Sanchez intermarried, leading their descendants to adopt the double-barreled name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the REYESSANCHEZ surname can be found in the 16th-century records of the Spanish Inquisition, where a certain Rodrigo REYESSANCHEZ was mentioned in connection with an investigation in Seville.

Another notable figure with this surname was Juan REYESSANCHEZ, a 17th-century Spanish explorer and cartographer who accompanied several expeditions to the Americas and helped map the coastlines of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.

In the 18th century, the REYESSANCHEZ name appeared in records from the Spanish colony of New Spain (present-day Mexico and the American Southwest), suggesting that members of the family had migrated to the New World during the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

One prominent individual from this era was Antonio REYESSANCHEZ, a wealthy landowner and rancher in the region of Nuevo León, Mexico, who was born in 1712 and played a significant role in the development of the local cattle industry.

Moving into the 19th century, the REYESSANCHEZ surname can be found associated with several notable figures in the arts and literature. For example, Juana REYESSANCHEZ (1818-1892) was a celebrated Mexican poet and writer who contributed to the country's literary renaissance during the latter half of the 19th century.

Another notable individual was the Spanish painter and illustrator Miguel REYESSANCHEZ (1856-1918), whose works captured the vibrant culture and landscapes of Andalusia and are considered an important part of the region's artistic heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reyes Sánchez

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

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Reyes Sánchez 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 Reyes Sánchez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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