The Yanez surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 25,563 people carried this name — #1,385 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,500 people counted. That is up 42% from 17,950 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Yanez surname

Patronymic surname borrowed from Spanish Yáñez.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Yanez» (English), 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 11,682 people named Yanez 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 2,606
Mendoza 1,137
Río Negro 1,117
Neuquén 1,097
Córdoba 839
City of Buenos Aires 837
Salta 677
Chubut 632

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

130 people named Yanez live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

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

Where they live today

Geneva 37
Zurich 29
Vaud 19
Fribourg 12
Bern 8
Basel-Landschaft 8
St. Gallen 4
Lucerne 4

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 47 people named Yanez.

Most of them — 30 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Hérault.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 30
Hérault 4
Paris 4
Gironde 2
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 2
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Essonne 1
Hautes-Pyrénées 1
Loire 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

25 people named Yanez is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 25

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Yanez in American newspapers,
1845–1908.

Newspaper page from Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico carrying the name Yanez
Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico 1908-02-24
Newspaper page from Burlington Free Press carrying the name Yanez
Burlington Free Press 1845-02-14
Newspaper page from Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico carrying the name Yanez
Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico 1908-02-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,026 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Yanez,
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 States483 records

483 records of the Yanez name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 310
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 97
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Victor Manuel Yanez

    Born 1948; from San Francisco, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1969 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    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 Deciderio M. Yanez

    Born 1923 in Arizona. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; packer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    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 Frank Chavez Yanez

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1950, died 1998; buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 483 records for Yanez 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

France16 records

16 records of the Yanez 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 Anne Marie Yanez

    Born 1912 in Algeria; died 1991 in Mougins (Alpes-Maritimes).

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

    Born 1922 in Algeria; died 1990 in Orléans (Loiret).

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

    Born 1907 in Spain; died 1997 in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Yanez 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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