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

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 費爾南德斯／费尔南德斯 (zh) (Fèi'ěrnándésī)

• Spanish: Fernández (es)
• Tagalog: Fernandez

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fernandez is the 142^th 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 2,439^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 5,016 individuals.