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Etymology of Iñiguez

What does the name Iñiguez mean?

The surname Iñiguez comes from the Spanish personal name Iñigo, from the name Ignacio or Ignatius. The name was popular because of St. Ignatius, Father of the Church and Patriarch of Constantinople, and St. Ignatius Loyola, whose name was Inigo Yanez de Onaz y Loyola.

Early Origins of the Iñiguez family

The surname Iñiguez was first found in Navarre and along the coast of the Bay of Biscay.

Early History of the Iñiguez family

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Iñiguez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Iñiguez, Iniguez, Iñigo, Inigo and others.

Early Notables of the Iñiguez family

Elvira Iñiguez de la Vega, who was the daughter of Suero Fernandez de la Vega, lord of Villalobos. She was endowed with great talent and singular beauty...
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Iñiguez Ranking

the United States, the name Iñiguez is the 10,753rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Iñiguez migration to the United States +



Iñiguez Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Diego Iniguez, who sailed to Spanish America in 1527
  • Elvira Iniguez, who arrived in Peru in 1559
  • Mayor Iniguez, who settled in New Spain in 1565
  • Pedro Iniguez, who immigrated to Mexico in 1580
  • Miguel Iniguez, who sailed to the Philippines in 1590
Iñiguez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan Iniguez, who served as a Spanish soldier in California between 1796 and 1802
  • Diego Iniguez, who landed in America in 1827 2
  • Martin Iniguez, who landed in Venezuela in 1834 2
  • Baltasar Iniguez, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1880 2
Iñiguez Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Constantino Iniguez, aged 20, who landed in America from Puebla, Mexico, in 1915
  • Ernesto Iniguez, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Santiago, Chile, in 1923
  • Sara Iniguez, aged 36, who landed in America from Santiago, Chile, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Iñiguez (post 1700) +

  • Diego Angulo Iñiguez (1901-1986), Spanish art historian, a university professor and writer
  • Roberto Íñiguez de Heredia (b. 1967), former Spanish basketball player
  • Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (b. 1933), Mexican cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Ismael Íñiguez González (b. 1981), Mexican football player
  • Calixto Garcia Iniguez (1839-1898), Cuban lawyer, soldier, and revolutionist


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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