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

Rodríguez-Hernà, 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 Rodríguez-Hernà surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rodríguez-Hernà in America

Rodríguez-Hernà is the 68345th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rodríguez-Hernà surname appeared 288 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 Rodríguez-Hernà.

The history of the last name Rodríguez-Hernà

The surname "RODRIGUEZHERNA" is a compound Hispanic surname that appears to be a combination of the Spanish surnames "Rodriguez" and "Herna". The first part, "Rodriguez", originates from the Iberian Peninsula and is derived from the personal name "Rodrigo", which itself has Germanic roots meaning "famous power" or "renowned ruler".

The second part, "Herna", is likely a variation of the Spanish surname "Hernandez", which has its origins in the medieval Spanish region of Extremadura. "Hernandez" is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name "Hernando", a Spanish form of the Germanic name "Ferdinand", meaning "journey" or "adventurous".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "Rodriguez" can be found in the 13th-century Catalan Chronicle, which references a nobleman named "Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar", better known as "El Cid". Born around 1043 in the town of Vivar, near Burgos, El Cid was a Castilian knight who became a prominent military leader during the Reconquista against the Moors.

Another notable figure with the surname "Rodriguez" was the 16th-century Spanish explorer and conquistador, Diego Rodriguez de Arana y Muñoz, who was involved in the conquest of the Philippines and was appointed as the first Spanish governor of the Mariana Islands in 1565.

Moving on to the "Herna" portion of the surname, one of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "Hernandez" dates back to the 14th century, when a nobleman named "Hernán Pérez de Ayala" was mentioned in the Chronicles of Alfonso XI of Castile.

In the 16th century, a Spanish conquistador named "Hernán Cortés" played a pivotal role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in what is now Mexico. Born around 1485 in the town of Medellín, Cortés led the expedition that resulted in the fall of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in 1521.

Another notable figure with a variation of the surname "Herna" was the 19th-century Mexican general and politician, José María Heredia y Heredia, who was born in 1803 and played a significant role in the Mexican-American War and the Reform War in Mexico.

While the exact origins and historical significance of the combined surname "RODRIGUEZHERNA" are unclear, it is evident that both components have deep roots in the Iberian Peninsula and have been associated with notable figures throughout Spanish and Hispanic history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rodríguez-Hernà

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Rodríguez-Hernà.

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 Rodríguez-Hernà 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 Rodríguez-Hernà was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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