Fernandez

See also: Fernández

English

Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish Fernández

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /fɚˈnændɛz/

Proper noun

Fernandez (plural Fernandezes or Fernandezs)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

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

  1. 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/ [fɛɾˈnan.dɛs]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /peɾˈnandes/ [pɛɾˈnan.dɛs]
  • Rhymes: -andes
  • Syllabification: Fer‧nan‧dez

Proper noun

Fernandez (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. 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.
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