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

Vasquez Lopez, 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 Vasquez Lopez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vasquez Lopez in America

Vasquez Lopez is the 43151st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vasquez Lopez surname appeared 501 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 Vasquez Lopez.

The history of the last name Vasquez Lopez

The surname VASQUEZLOPEZ is believed to have originated in Spain, combining the two common Spanish surnames Vasquez and Lopez. The Vasquez portion is derived from the Basque personal name Velasco, which itself comes from the Latin words "vallis" meaning valley and "vascus" meaning Basque. This suggests the name may have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France.

Lopez is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Lope". Lope was a common Spanish given name derived from the Germanic name Lop or Leub, itself coming from the element "leud" meaning people. This part of the combined name VASQUEZLOPEZ points to Spanish origins as well.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the Vasquez name date back to the 12th century in regions like Andalusia, Castile, and Galicia in Spain. By the 15th century, Lopez had become widespread across the Iberian Peninsula. When Spanish explorers and settlers began colonizing the Americas in the 16th century, they brought these names with them.

Notable historical figures with the name Vasquez include Alonso Vasquez (1490-1563), a Renaissance Spanish painter from Seville. In literature, there was Juan Vasquez del Marmol (1530-1600), a Spanish historian who chronicled the Moorish rebellion in Granada. Francisco Vazquez de Coronado (1510-1554) was a Spanish explorer who led expeditions through the southwestern United States searching for the mythical Seven Cities of Gold.

On the Lopez side, Rodrigo Lopez (1525-1594) was a Jewish physician and alleged conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I of England. A more celebrated figure was Gregorio Lopez (1542-1596), a Spanish hermit and mystic later beatified by the Catholic Church. There was also Juan Lopez de Velasco (1530-1598), a Spanish explorer, writer, and bureaucrat in colonial Mexico.

These are just a few examples demonstrating the historical prominence and geographic spread of the combined surnames that make up VASQUEZLOPEZ. While records from earlier centuries are limited, the name reflects a quintessentially Spanish origin that later extended across the Americas and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vasquez Lopez

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

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

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