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 111988th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VÁZQUEZ surname appeared 157 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.

The history of the last name VÁZQUEZ

The surname "VAZUEZ" is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula. It is believed to be a variant spelling of the more common Spanish surname "Vázquez," which is derived from the patronymic name "Vázquez," meaning "son of Vasco."

The name "Vasco" has its roots in the ancient Basque language, where it referred to a person from the Basque Country region straddling the border between Spain and France. It is thought that the variant spelling "VAZUEZ" may have arisen due to regional pronunciation differences or scribal errors in historical records.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "VAZUEZ" appears in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a 14th-century document that cataloged the landholdings and privileges of various noble families in the Kingdom of Castile. The name is mentioned in connection with a family holding properties in the region of Cantabria, near the city of Santander.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the surname "VAZUEZ" was Alonso Vazuez, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. Vazuez was born in Extremadura, Spain, in the late 15th century and died in Mexico City in the mid-1500s.

Another prominent individual with the surname "VAZUEZ" was Juan Vazuez de Coronado, a Spanish explorer who led the famous Coronado Expedition in search of the mythical Seven Cities of Gold in the present-day southwestern United States. Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain, around 1510 and died in Mexico City in 1554.

In the 17th century, a notable bearer of the surname "VAZUEZ" was Diego Vazuez de Mercado, a Spanish military officer and governor of the Philippines from 1616 to 1624. He was born in Seville, Spain, in the late 16th century and died in Manila, Philippines, in 1624.

Another 17th-century figure with the surname "VAZUEZ" was Pedro Vazuez de Velasco, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the exploration and settlement of the region that is now New Mexico in the southwestern United States. He was born in Seville, Spain, in the late 16th century and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the mid-17th century.

Throughout the centuries, the surname "VAZUEZ" has been found in various regions of Spain, particularly in areas with historical ties to the Basque Country and the northern regions of the Iberian Peninsula. It has also spread to Latin American countries due to Spanish colonization and migration patterns.

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.

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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