How common is the last name Hernandez?

1,013,895 people in the United States have the last name Hernandez, about 1 in 295. It ranks #11 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HERNANDEZ

#11

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
1,013,895
About
1 in 295
This common or more
5%
Who bears it

Of the 1,013,895 people with the last name Hernandez, 94.1% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hernandez

#9 Davis · 1,074,448#10 Martinez · 1,039,848#12 Lopez · 878,958#13 Gonzalez · 828,405

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hernandez, most common first.

#8,773 Hernandes · 3,587#19,847 Hermandez · 1,358#24,474 Hernande · 1,065#26,649 Hernandaz · 963#29,059 Hernando · 869#35,148 Hernanez · 691#41,581 Hernandz · 564#56,914 Hernander · 387

Also a first name

As a first name, Hernandez ranks #11,383 of 53,615, with 1,128 people. See Hernandez as a first name

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