The Tamez surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,894 people carried this name — #4,492 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,300 people counted. That is up 23% from 6,423 in 2000.

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In print

Tamez in American newspapers,
1916–1930.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Tamez
The Washington Times 1916-10-01
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Tamez
The Milwaukee Leader 1930-08-28
Newspaper page from The Sea Coast Echo carrying the name Tamez
The Sea Coast Echo 1920-06-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 104 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Tamez,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Tomás Tamez d. 2025 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tamez,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States186 records

186 records of the Tamez name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 131
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 32
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 22
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Henry Tamez

    Born 1919 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Sam Houston; farm hand from Willacy County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at La Sara Cemetery, Raymondville, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Noe Tamez

    Born 1948; from Edinburg, Texas. U.S. Army, mechanical maintenance helper; died of wounds 1969 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Joseph Bernal Tamez

    U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Born 1908, died 1966; buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 186 records for Tamez in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Tamez name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catharina Tamez

    Married in 1835 in Hoorn.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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