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

Sánchez Medina, 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 Sánchez Medina surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sánchez Medina in America

Sánchez Medina is the 125282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sánchez Medina surname appeared 137 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 Sánchez Medina.

The history of the last name Sánchez Medina

The surname SANCHEZMEDINA has its origins in Spain, with the earliest records dating back to the 12th century. It is a double-barrelled surname, formed by combining the two separate surnames of Sanchez and Medina. The Sanchez portion of the name is derived from the ancient Spanish personal name Sancho, which itself is a shortened form of the Latin name Sanctius, meaning "holy" or "saintly".

The Medina part of the surname is derived from the Arabic word "madinat", meaning "city" or "town". This likely refers to the fact that the ancestors of this family hailed from or lived near a town or city named Medina. During the Muslim rule in Spain, many place names and surnames were influenced by Arabic words and names.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SANCHEZMEDINA surname can be found in the Libro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century manuscript that documented landowners and their properties in the Kingdom of Castile. The name appears as "Sancho de Medina", suggesting that it may have initially been a patronymic (a name derived from the given name of the father) combined with a place name.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the SANCHEZMEDINA surname. For example, Francisco Sanchez de las Brozas (1523-1600), also known as El Brocense, was a renowned Spanish scholar and humanist who made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek and Latin literature. Another noteworthy figure was Pedro Sánchez de Trillo (1639-1693), a Spanish military officer who served as the Governor of Chile from 1679 to 1686.

Other examples include Juan Sánchez de la Torre (1629-1695), a Spanish priest and theologian who served as the Bishop of Guadix and later the Bishop of Valladolid, and Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (1630-1691), a Spanish military officer who served as the Governor of New Mexico from 1675 to 1679. Additionally, Mariano Sánchez de Mora (1780-1858) was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Justice during the early years of Mexico's independence.

While the SANCHEZMEDINA surname originated in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries due to Spanish colonization and migration. However, its roots can be traced back to the Iberian Peninsula and the cultural and linguistic influences that shaped the region throughout its rich history.

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

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

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 Sánchez Medina 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 Sánchez Medina was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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