Show ContentsDominguez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The distinguished surname Dominguez 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 Dominguez family

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

Early History of the Dominguez family

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Dominguez Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Dominguez 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...
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Dominguez World Ranking

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


United States Dominguez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dominguez 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
Dominguez 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
Dominguez 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.)

West Indies Dominguez 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
Dominguez Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century
  • Anton Dominguez, who settled in Dominican Republic in 1536
Dominguez Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century
  • Anton Dominguez, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1836 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Dominguez (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 18 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. "List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
  4. 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)
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
  6. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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