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Etymology of Domínguez

What does the name Domínguez mean?

The distinguished surname Domínguez comes from Spain, a country rich in culture and history. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez.

Early Origins of the Domínguez family

The surname Domínguez was first found in Castile, predominant among the Christian kingdoms of mediaeval Spain.

Early History of the Domínguez family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Domínguez research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1110 is included under the topic Early Domínguez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Domínguez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Domínguez, Dominguez, Domingues, Domingo, Dominguín and many more.

Early Notables of the Domínguez family

Prominent among members of the family

twelfth century Castilian noblemen Domingo Domínguez of Sepúlveda, and Pero Domínguez de Mazuelo of Fornillos
seventeenth century Colombian poet, philosopher and doctor Hernando Domínguez Camargo
eighteenth century Mexican painter José Manuel Domínguez
nineteenth century Spanish Romantic poet Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bécquer, who is better known by his maternal surname of Bécquer
nineteenth century Spanish sculptor Pedro Domínguez López
nineteenth century Colombian playwright José Domínguez Roche

Domínguez World Ranking

In the United States, the name Domínguez is the 539^th most popular surname with an estimated 54,714 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Domínguez is ranked the 2,299^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,804 people with that name. 2 And in South America, the name Domínguez is the 20^th popular surname with an estimated 133 people with that name. 3

Domínguez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Domínguez Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Aparicio Dominguez, who arrived in America in 1536
Alonso Dominguez, who arrived in America in 1539
Beatriz Dominguez, who settled in New Granada in 1557
Domingo Dominguez, who settled in Peru in 1579

Domínguez Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Agueda Dominguez, who arrived in New Orleans in 1778
Barbara Dominguez, who arrived in Louisiana in 1778
Diego Dominguez, who settled in Missouri in 1792

Domínguez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Leonor Dominguez, who landed in America in 1812 4
Pero Dominguez, who arrived in America in 1814 4
Hernan Dominguez, who arrived in America in 1816 4
Bartolome Dominguez, who arrived in America in 1817 4
Martin Dominguez, who landed in America in 1817 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Domínguez migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Domínguez Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

Anton Dominguez, who settled in Dominican Republic in 1536

Domínguez Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Anton Dominguez, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1836 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Domínguez (post 1700) +

Ron Dominguez (1935-2021), American businessman, vice-president of Disneyland from 1974 till 1990, and of Walt Disney Attractions from 1990 till his retirement in 1994
Tony Dominguez, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Texas 15th District, 1996
Rogelio Dominguez, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2004
Martha M. Dominguéz, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Texas State Board of Education 1st District; Elected 2012
Louis L. Dominguez, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988
Jorge Dominguez, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Chula Vista, California, 2010
Gilbert Dominguez, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Mercedes, Texas, 2011
Francisco Dominguez, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 2008
Francisco Dominguez, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996
Ben II Dominguez, American Republican politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 137th District, 1998
... (Another 19 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Domínguez family +

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Manuel Dominguez, English 3rd Class passenger returning to England as a Ditressed British Seaman, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 6

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/