The Hernandez surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 706,372 people carried this name — #15 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 382 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,710 people named Hernandez.
2,392 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 98 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,832 people named Hernandez live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 64 people named Hernandez live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
49 people named Hernandez have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 210 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
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
Hernandez in American newspapers,
1870–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 113,863 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hernandez,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Hernandez 1863–1922 · actor -
Jaime Hernandez 1892–1986 · politician -
Amado V. Hernandez 1903–1970 · writer -
Aileen Hernandez 1926–2017 · union organizer -
Guy Hernandez 1927–2020 · competitive diver
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 297 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hernandez.
- Hermen 133 · U.S. census
- Hermes 3,966 · U.S. census
- Hermez 126 · U.S. census
- Hermon 492 · U.S. census
- Hermosilla 131 · U.S. census
- Hernandes 7,313 · U.S. census
- Hernando 529 · U.S. census
- Herny 160 · U.S. census
- Herold 5,715 · U.S. census
- Heron 3,561 · U.S. census
- Heroux 1,450 · U.S. census
- Herpin 368 · U.S. census
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