Nunez

See also: Núñez and Nuñez

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Núñez.

Proper noun

Nunez

Núñez: A surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Nunez is the 242^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 125,350 individuals. Nunez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.72%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nunez”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 683.
Forebears

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Nuno +‎ -ez (“son of”).

Proper noun

Nunez

a surname originating as a patronymic.

Descendants

Portuguese: Nunes

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