Fernandez
See also: Fernández
English
Etymology
Anglicization of Spanish Fernández
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /fɚˈnændɛz/
Proper noun
Fernandez (plural Fernandezes or Fernandezs)
- A patrilineal surname from Spanish.
Translations
Translations
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fernandez is the 142th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 180,842 individuals. Fernandez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (83.58%) individuals.
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Fernandiz
Etymology
From Fernando + -ez (“son of”).
Proper noun
Fernandez
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Descendants
- Portuguese: Fernandes
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Fernández (patronymic of Fernando (“Ferdinand”)).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /feɾˈnandes/ [fɛɾˈn̪an̪.d̪ɛs]
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /peɾˈnandes/ [pɛɾˈn̪an̪.d̪ɛs]
- Rhymes: -andes
- Syllabification: Fer‧nan‧dez
Proper noun
Fernandez (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fernandez is the 2,439th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 5,016 individuals.