Jiménez is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jiménez
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

The variation of Ximenes. Ximene; for the name appears to be the genitive of the Greek Ximene, a district along the Euxine. There are, however, two towns in Spain called Ximena.

Descendant of the house or family of Simon meaning "gracious hearing".

How popular is Jiménez?

As per 2010 US census, number of Jimenezs grew by 44.22 per cent to 227118 since 2000 and ranked 100 after elevating 47 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 93.97 92.98
White 3.84 4.46
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.49 1.53
Black 0.29 0.31
Others 0.21 0.45
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.27

Jiménez Namesakes

  • Christian Jimenez, American soccer player of Mexican descent
  • Joyce Jimenez, American actress
  • Phil Jimenez, American comics artist and writer,
  • Sandy Jimenez, American comic book artist, writer and director
  • Joe Jimenez, American professional golfer best
  • Frank Jimenez, became the 21st General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Navy on September 25
  • Jason Jimenez, former professional gridiron football offensive tackle
  • RJ Jimenez, Filipino singer and guitarist and former scholar of 'Pinoy Dream Academy'
  • Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian racecar driver
  • Elisa Jimenez, interdisciplinary artist, primarily

Jiménez Namesakes

  • Christian Jimenez, American soccer player of Mexican descent
  • Joyce Jimenez, American actress
  • Phil Jimenez, American comics artist and writer,
  • Sandy Jimenez, American comic book artist, writer and director
  • Joe Jimenez, American professional golfer best
  • Frank Jimenez, became the 21st General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Navy on September 25
  • Jason Jimenez, former professional gridiron football offensive tackle
  • RJ Jimenez, Filipino singer and guitarist and former scholar of 'Pinoy Dream Academy'
  • Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian racecar driver
  • Elisa Jimenez, interdisciplinary artist, primarily

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