The Fernando surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,298 people carried this name — #7,161 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,900 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 117 people named Fernando.
Most of them — 64 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Essonne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
23 people named Fernando have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 112 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Fernando in American newspapers,
1851–1955.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 179,201 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fernando,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marcus Fernando 1864–1936 -
Merrill J. Fernando 1930–2023 · businessperson -
Basil Fernando 1944– · poet -
Bayani Fernando 1946–2023 · engineer -
Don Fernando 1948– · pornographic actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 108 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fernando.
- Ferland 1,982 · U.S. census
- Ferlin 178 · U.S. census
- Fermin 3,326 · U.S. census
- Fernand 153 · U.S. census
- Fernandes 14,385 · U.S. census
- Fernandez 139,302 · U.S. census
- Fernbach 241 · U.S. census
- Fernette 138 · U.S. census
- Ferney 183 · U.S. census
- Feron 163 · U.S. census
- Ferra 837 · U.S. census
- Ferracci 104 · U.S. census
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