Explore the Family Name Hernanez

The meaning of Hernanez

Spanish (Hernánez): patronymic from the personal name Hernán (see Hernan) or a variant of Hernández (see Hernandez).

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How common is the last name Hernanez in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hernandez has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 68,172 in 2000 to 51,512 in 2010, marking a positive change of 24.44%. Additionally, the count of individuals with the surname Hernandez grew by 49.63%, from 270 in 2000 to 404 in 2010. This indicates a surge in proportion per 100k individuals bearing the name, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, demonstrating an increase of 40%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,172	#51,512	24.44%
Count	270	404	49.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.14	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hernanez

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals noteworthy shifts in ethnicity connected to the surname Hernandez between 2000 and 2010. The data shows that the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic decreased slightly by -2.34% even though it still represents the majority ethnic identity at 93.32% in 2010. The White ethnicity group saw a substantial increase of 87.57%, although it only makes up 3.47% of the total. Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities appeared in the 2010 data with 1.49% each. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races was reduced to zero in 2010 from 1.85% in 2000. The American Indian and Alaskan Native group remained constant with no people identifying with this ethnicity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.56%	93.32%	-2.34%
White	1.85%	3.47%	87.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.49%	0%
Black	0%	1.49%	0%
Two or More Races	1.85%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%