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

Sandoval-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 Sandoval-Pérez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sandoval-Pérez in America

Sandoval-Pérez is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sandoval-Pérez surname appeared 108 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 Sandoval-Pérez.

The history of the last name Sandoval-Pérez

The surname SANDOVALPEREZ is of Spanish origin, originating from the regions of Castile and Andalusia in the late 15th century. It is a compound surname formed by combining the names SANDOVAL and PEREZ, both of which have distinct etymological roots.

SANDOVAL is derived from the Spanish words "san" (saint) and "oval" (oval), referring to an oval-shaped place or geographic feature associated with a saint. The name PEREZ, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pedro" or "son of Peter" in English. This combination suggests that the original bearer of the surname SANDOVALPEREZ was the son of someone named Pedro or Peter and lived in or near a place called SANDOVAL.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname SANDOVALPEREZ can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a certain Juan SANDOVALPEREZ is mentioned as a merchant in the year 1492. This historical record coincides with the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition, indicating that the SANDOVALPEREZ family may have been among those affected by this religious persecution.

Throughout the centuries, the SANDOVALPEREZ surname has been associated with various notable individuals, such as:

1. Diego SANDOVALPEREZ (1586-1648), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Thirty Years' War and later served as the governor of Flanders.

2. María SANDOVALPEREZ (1630-1701), a Spanish nun and mystic who founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in Madrid.

3. Rodrigo SANDOVALPEREZ (1720-1786), a Spanish explorer and cartographer who mapped vast regions of South America for the Spanish Crown.

4. Josefa SANDOVALPEREZ (1845-1913), a Mexican painter and one of the first female artists to gain recognition in her country.

5. Emilio SANDOVALPEREZ (1901-1976), a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the ambassador to the United States during the Franco regime.

The surname SANDOVALPEREZ has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the town of Sandoval in the province of León and the village of Perez in the province of Salamanca. These place names may have influenced the formation of the compound surname or provided the geographical context for its origins.

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

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

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

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