Hernández
Sign in to saveHernández is a widespread Spanish patronymic surname that became common around the 15th century. It means son of Hernán, Hernando, or Fernando, the Spanish version of the Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is also a common variant of the name. Hernandes and Fernandes are their Portuguese equivalents.
Key facts
- Surname.name
- Hernandez
- Surname.meaning
- Son of Hernando or Hernán
- Surname.region
- Spain, Latin America
- Surname.language
- Spanish
- Surname.variant
- Fernández, Hernandes, Fernandes
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- native label
- Hernández
- Commons category
- Hernández (surname)
- Caverphone
- ANNTS11111
- Soundex
- H655
- P8168
- flag of Guadeloupe
- Cologne phonetics
- 076628
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Hernández is a widespread Spanish patronymic surname that became common around the 15th century. It means son of Hernán, Hernando, or Fernando, the Spanish version of the Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is also a common variant of the name. Hernandes and Fernandes are their Portuguese equivalents.
==Geographical distribution== As of 2014, 52.9% of all known bearers of the surname Hernández were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:25), 7.7% of the United States (1:510), 6.3% of Colombia (1:83), 5.8% of Venezuela (1:57), 4.1% of Cuba (1:30), 4.0% of Spain (1:125), 4.0% of Guatemala (1:44), 2.9% of Honduras (1:33), 2.7% of El Salvador (1:26), 1.5% of Nicaragua (1:43), 1.5% of the Philippines (1:746), 1.2% of the Dominican Republic (1:92) and 1.2% of Chile (1:158).