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

Víquez, 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 Víquez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Víquez in America

Víquez is the 65593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Víquez surname appeared 302 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 Víquez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Víquez 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 Víquez

The surname Viquez has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "vizcaino," which referred to a person from the province of Vizcaya in the Basque region of northern Spain.

The name's earliest recorded appearance can be traced back to the 13th century, with mentions in various historical documents and records from the region. One notable early reference is in the "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt), a 14th-century manuscript commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile, which lists several individuals with the surname Viquez or similar variations.

During the Age of Exploration, many Spanish families bearing the Viquez surname ventured to the Americas, particularly to regions that are now part of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. This dispersal contributed to the name's spread and establishment in various parts of the New World.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Viquez was Juan Viquez, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. Another noteworthy figure was Pedro Viquez de la Cerrada, a Spanish colonist and landowner who settled in Honduras in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name Viquez appeared in various records from Spanish colonial territories, such as the baptismal records of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, which mention individuals like María Viquez, born in 1645, and Juan Viquez, born in 1672.

As the centuries passed, the surname Viquez continued to be carried by notable individuals, including Rodrigo Viquez, a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish-American War of the late 18th century, and Ignacio Viquez, a prominent landowner and farmer in Costa Rica in the early 19th century.

Throughout its history, the surname Viquez has also been associated with various place names and older spellings. For instance, the town of Vizcaya in Spain was formerly spelled as "Vizcaya," and some early records from the Americas may have reflected this variation in the spelling of the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Víquez

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

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

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