The Velazquez surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 63,736 people carried this name — #530 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,630 people counted. That is up 59% from 40,030 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Velazquez surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Velasco + -ez.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Velázquez» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 74,663 people named Velazquez live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 29,749
Santa Fe 6,730
Entre Ríos 4,204
Córdoba 3,630
Jujuy 3,272
Misiones 3,162
City of Buenos Aires 3,144
Mendoza 2,933

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

67 people named Velazquez live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 19
Geneva 14
Vaud 10
Aargau 9
Fribourg 5
Neuchâtel 4
St. Gallen 3
Zug 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 32 people named Velazquez.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Isère.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Isère 3
Vaucluse 3
Tarn 3
Hérault 2
Seine-Saint-Denis 1
Paris 1
Saône-et-Loire 1
Loiret 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Velazquez in American newspapers,
1899–1927.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Velazquez
New-york Tribune 1899-06-11
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Velazquez
New-york Tribune 1899-06-11
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Velazquez
El Tucsonense 1927-04-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,965 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Velazquez,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel Velázquez
    Daniel Velázquez 1945–2022 · singer
  • Mariano Velazquez de la Cadena 1778–1860 · university teacher
  • Manuel Velazquez 1904–1994
  • Saul Velazquez 1980–2020

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Velazquez,
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 States615 records

615 records of the Velazquez name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 260
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 184
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 123
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 36
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jorge Velazquez

    Born 1925; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Reinaldo Velazquez

    Born 1913 in Puerto Rico. Enlisted 1945, from Puerto Rico. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1969, buried at Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Puerto Rico.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Roberto I. Velazquez

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 1988; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

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

Showing 3 of 615 records for Velazquez 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) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France10 records

10 records of the Velazquez name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Roseline Velazquez

    Born 1942 in Bollène; died 1998 in Bollène (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacques Velazquez

    Born 1935 in Avignon (Vaucluse); died 1997 in Bourg-Saint-Andéol (Ardèche).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Luis-Manuel Velazquez

    Born 1966 in Gien (Loiret); died 2000 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Velazquez in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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