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

Tanchez, 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 Tanchez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tanchez in America

Tanchez is the 100302nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tanchez surname appeared 180 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 Tanchez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tanchez 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 Tanchez

The surname Tanchez is of Spanish origin, with its roots tracing back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated in the region of Castile, one of the medieval kingdoms of Spain.

The name Tanchez is a patronymic surname, derived from the given name Sancho, which itself is a Spanish form of the Latin name Sanctius. Sanctius was a common name among the early Christians and was derived from the Latin word "sanctus," meaning "holy" or "sacred."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Tanchez can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century manuscript that documented the names of landowners and their properties in Castile. This suggests that the Tanchez family may have been among the landed gentry or nobility of the region during that time.

In the 16th century, the Tanchez name appears in various historical records related to the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas. One notable figure was Juan Tanchez de Salazar, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the Tanchez surname spread across the Americas, with descendants settling in regions such as Mexico, Peru, and parts of the Caribbean. One prominent individual was Pedro Tanchez, a Spanish soldier and explorer who played a role in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s.

Another notable figure was Miguel Tanchez de Ayala, a Spanish admiral who served in the Spanish Armada during the Anglo-Spanish War in the late 16th century. He was born in Seville, Spain, in 1548 and died in 1622.

In the 17th century, the Tanchez name appeared in various records related to the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. One example is Andrés Tanchez, a Spanish soldier and adventurer who participated in the early exploration and settlement of the Philippine archipelago in the 1600s.

During the 18th century, the Tanchez surname was also found in parts of Spain's American colonies, such as New Spain (present-day Mexico) and the Viceroyalty of Peru. One notable figure from this period was José Tanchez y Velasco, a Spanish-born military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Panama from 1782 to 1789.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tanchez

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Tanchez, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!