Find out how popular the last name Vázquez-López 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-López.

Vázquez-López, 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-López surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vázquez-López in America

Vázquez-López is the 64200th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vázquez-López surname appeared 310 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-López.

The history of the last name Vázquez-López

The surname VAZQUEZLOPEZ has its origins in Spain, where it first emerged in the late 15th century. It is a combination of two common Spanish surnames, Vazquez and Lopez, which were often joined together to form a new surname. The name Vazquez is derived from the Spanish word "vasco," meaning "Basque," and was likely originally applied to individuals from the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. Lopez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Lope, which itself is derived from the Latin name Lupus, meaning "wolf."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the combined surname VAZQUEZLOPEZ can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a certain Juan VAZQUEZLOPEZ is mentioned in a document dated 1492. This coincides with the time when many Spanish surnames were being formalized and recorded more systematically.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Pedro VAZQUEZLOPEZ (c. 1510-1580) was a prominent Spanish architect who contributed to the design and construction of several important buildings in Seville, including the Ayuntamiento (City Hall) and parts of the Cathedral.

During the 17th century, the name appears in various historical records related to the Spanish colonial presence in the Americas. For example, a Diego VAZQUEZLOPEZ is listed as a settler in the town of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the year 1618.

In the 18th century, a soldier named Manuel VAZQUEZLOPEZ (1725-1802) fought in the Spanish Army during the War of the Pyrenees against France, and his military exploits are documented in several contemporary accounts.

Another notable individual with this surname was Juana VAZQUEZLOPEZ (1790-1865), a Spanish writer and poet who published several collections of verse and was celebrated for her contributions to the Romantic literary movement in Spain.

As the VAZQUEZLOPEZ surname spread throughout Spain and its colonies, it underwent some variation in spelling, with forms such as VAZQUEZLOPEZ and VAZQUESLOPEZ appearing in various historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vázquez-López

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

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

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