Find out how popular the last name Vázquez Pérez 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 Pérez.

Vázquez Pérez, 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 Pérez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vázquez Pérez in America

Vázquez Pérez is the 90495th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vázquez Pérez surname appeared 204 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 Pérez.

The history of the last name Vázquez Pérez

The surname VAZQUEZPEREZ has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the regions of Spain and Portugal, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have emerged as a combination of the patronymic surnames Vazquez and Perez, which were derived from the given names Vasco and Pedro, respectively.

The name Vazquez is rooted in the Basque word "baso," meaning forest or woodland, suggesting that the initial bearers of this surname may have lived in or near forested areas. Perez, on the other hand, stems from the Latin name "Petrus," which was later adapted to Pedro in Spanish and Portuguese.

Historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries mention individuals bearing the surname Vazquez or Perez, but the combined form VAZQUEZPEREZ is not as commonly found until the 15th and 16th centuries. This period coincided with the unification of Spain under the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, and the subsequent consolidation of surnames.

One of the earliest known references to the VAZQUEZPEREZ surname can be found in the archives of the Spanish Inquisition, where a certain Alonso VAZQUEZPEREZ is mentioned in connection with an investigation in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Juan VAZQUEZPEREZ, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

During the colonial era, the VAZQUEZPEREZ name spread to the Americas, particularly to the Spanish territories in the New World. Notable individuals include Diego VAZQUEZPEREZ, a landowner and rancher in Nueva Galicia (present-day Mexico) in the 17th century, and María VAZQUEZPEREZ, a prominent figure in the establishment of a Jesuit mission in Paraguay in the late 17th century.

In the 18th century, Francisco VAZQUEZPEREZ was a renowned Spanish painter and portraitist who worked in the court of King Charles III. And in the 19th century, Pedro VAZQUEZPEREZ was a prominent lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Spanish Cortes (parliament) during the reign of Queen Isabella II.

While the VAZQUEZPEREZ surname is predominantly found in Spain, Portugal, and Latin American countries with Spanish and Portuguese colonial heritage, it has also been carried by individuals who have migrated to other parts of the world, contributing to the global diversity of this ancient surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vázquez Pérez

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

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

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