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

Vázquez, 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 Vázquez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vázquez in America

Vázquez is the 58604th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vázquez surname appeared 346 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 Vázquez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vázquez 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 Vázquez

The surname Vazguez originates from Spain and Portugal, first appearing in records from the 8th century AD during the Moorish conquests of the Iberian Peninsula. It is derived from the Basque given name "Velasco", meaning "crow" in the Basque language.

Early variations of the spelling included Velasquez, Velazquez, and Blasquez. As the name spread across the region, it took on different pronunciations and spelling variations to reflect local dialects and languages.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Vazguez is in the Becerro de Benitedis, a manuscript from the 13th century documenting noble families in Spain. The name appears in connection with landholdings in the region of Castile.

During the Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries, many Spaniards bearing the surname Vazguez took part in voyages and expeditions to the New World. Notable individuals include Juan Rodriguez Vazguez, one of the first Spanish settlers in Puerto Rico in the early 1500s.

In 1492, Diego Vazguez accompanied Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the Americas and later settled in Hispaniola. Another explorer, Alonso Vazguez de Coronado, led expeditions into the present-day southwestern United States in the 1540s, seeking the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

The name Vazguez also has ties to the arts, with renowned Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) being one of the most famous individuals to bear this surname. His masterpieces, such as "Las Meninas", are considered among the finest works of the Spanish Golden Age of painting.

Other notable figures with the surname Vazguez include Miguel Vazguez (1673-1756), a Spanish composer and organist during the Baroque period, and Juan Vazguez de Mella (1861-1928), a Spanish politician, writer, and orator known for his fiery speeches and defense of traditional Catholic values.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vázquez

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

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

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