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

Sañez, 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 Sañez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sañez in America

Sañez is the 70645th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sañez surname appeared 277 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 Sañez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sañez 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 Sañez

The surname SANEZ originated in Spain during the medieval period, likely derived from the personal name "Sancho" which itself is a shortened form of the Latin name "Sanctius" meaning "holy" or "sacred". It is believed to have originated as a patronymic name, indicating the bearer was the son or descendant of someone named Sancho.

The earliest known record of the SANEZ surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrias, a historic document from the 14th century that recorded landowners and nobility in Castile. One notable entry mentions a certain Juan Sanez who owned lands in the region of La Rioja.

In the 15th century, the surname appears in various records from the Kingdom of Aragon, suggesting its spread throughout the Iberian Peninsula. One such record is a listing of members of the Cortes de Aragon in 1412, which includes a Miguel Sanez representing the city of Zaragoza.

During the Age of Discovery, several individuals with the SANEZ surname played significant roles in the exploration and colonization of the Americas. One notable figure was Juan Sanez de Tovar, a Spanish conquistador born around 1470, who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico and later served as the first mayor of Mexico City.

Another prominent individual was Rodrigo Sanez de Viteri, a Spanish explorer and navigator born in the late 15th century. He served as a pilot on Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the Americas in 1493 and later became one of the earliest settlers in the Caribbean.

In the realm of literature, the SANEZ surname is associated with Miguel Sanez, a 16th-century Spanish poet and playwright from Seville. He was part of the literary circle known as the Sevillian School and is credited with contributing to the development of the Spanish Golden Age theater.

As the SANEZ surname spread throughout Spain and its colonies, it also evolved into various spelling variations, such as Sanchez, Sanches, and Sanchez-Sanez, reflecting regional dialects and linguistic influences.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sañez

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

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

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