Hernández

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title: "Hernández" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["spanish-patronymic-surnames", "surnames-of-spanish-origin", "surnames-derived-from-given-names", "surnames-of-honduran-origin", "surnames-of-salvadoran-origin", "surnames-of-guatemalan-origin", "surnames-of-colombian-origin"] topic_path: "geography/spain" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernández" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameHernandez
pronunciation
meaningSon of Hernando or Hernán
regionSpain, Latin America
languageSpanish
variantFernández, Hernandes, Fernandes
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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).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:125) in the following autonomous communities:

In Mexico, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:25) in the following states:

People with the name Hernández

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Legal cases

  • Hernandez v. Texas (1954 in the Supreme Court of the United States, on civil rights for Mexican Americans)
  • People v. Hernandez (1956 in the Supreme Court of the Philippines, on the crime of rebellion)
  • United States v. Montoya De Hernandez (1985 in the Supreme Court of the United States, on detention and border searches relating to drug smuggling)
  • Hernandez v. Commissioner (1989 in the Supreme Court of the United States, on whether fees for training programs operated by charities can be deducted as charitable contributions)
  • Hernandez v. New York (1991 in the Supreme Court of the United States, on the removal of jurors from cases on the basis of their ability to understand Spanish testimony)
  • Hernandez v. Robles (2006 in the New York Court of Appeals, on whether the prohibition of same-sex marriage is a violation of civil rights)
  • Hernandez v. Mesa (2017 in the U.S. Supreme Court, argued again in 2019, on civil liability for a border patrol agent acting in a border zone)

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References

References

  1. "Hernandez Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".

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