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

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

Popularity of Rodríguez-Pérez in America

Rodríguez-Pérez is the 34574th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rodríguez-Pérez surname appeared 654 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-Pérez.

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

The surname RODRIGUEZPEREZ has its origins in Spain, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is a compound surname, formed by the combination of the patronymic Rodriguez and the matronymic Perez.

Rodriguez is derived from the Spanish name Rodrigo, which itself comes from the Germanic name Roderick, meaning "famous ruler." Perez, on the other hand, is derived from the name Pedro, the Spanish form of Peter, meaning "rock."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname RODRIGUEZPEREZ can be found in medieval Spanish documents, such as tax records and property deeds. One notable example is the mention of a certain Juan Rodriguez Perez in a 13th-century manuscript from the Monastery of San Salvador de Oña in the province of Burgos.

During the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest of Muslim-ruled territories in the Iberian Peninsula, many individuals bearing this surname fought alongside Spanish monarchs and military leaders. One such figure was Gonzalo Rodriguez Perez, a 14th-century knight who participated in the siege of Granada.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas, the surname RODRIGUEZPEREZ was carried by explorers, settlers, and colonists to the New World. One notable bearer was Juan Rodriguez Perez, a 16th-century conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico.

In the realm of literature, the surname is associated with the Spanish poet and playwright Lope Felix de Vega Carpio (1562-1635), whose full name was Lope Felix de Vega Carpio Rodriguez Perez.

Other notable individuals with the surname RODRIGUEZPEREZ include:

1. Diego Rodriguez Perez (c. 1590-1668), a Spanish painter known for his religious works.
2. José Rodriguez Perez (1666-1739), a Spanish sculptor and architect active in the Baroque period.
3. Manuel Rodriguez Perez (1788-1818), a Venezuelan independence fighter and hero.
4. Gregorio Rodriguez Perez (1833-1909), a Mexican lawyer, politician, and writer.
5. José Rodriguez Perez (1916-2013), a Cuban painter and sculptor known for his abstract works.

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

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

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

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