Vasquez is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vasquez
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

Is variant of Velasquez. The sluggish, slow or weak person.

One who came from the Basque country; one who tended ewes, a shepherd.

How popular is Vasquez?

Vasquez is common in Peru, United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras, Chile, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Philippines, Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Belize, France, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Italy, England, Australia, Portugal, Paraguay, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, Uruguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand.

Vasquez is ranked 325 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Vasquezs grew by 33 per cent to 212781 since 2000 and ranked 113 after elevating 30 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 93.17 92.46
White 5.06 5.49
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0.69
Black 0.51 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.29 0.37
Others 0.24 0.49
Vasquez is quite popular family name mostly used in Peru while El Salvador is ahead in terms of density. Around 1642290 people have been found who wears Vasquez as their family name. Vasquez is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Vasquez:
9 Peru250,852
161 United States195,745
10 Guatemala191,996
132 Mexico152,709
51 Colombia150,762
44 Venezuela118,377
11 Honduras114,044
Countries with ten thousands of Vasquez:
28 Chile92,794
10 El Salvador87,136
29 Dominican Republic58,168
33 Bolivia46,443
161 Philippines42,958
53 Ecuador38,991
26 Panama23,357
67 Nicaragua19,439
72 Costa Rica18,208
334 Argentina16,677
Countries with thousands of Vasquez:
581 Spain9,978
2,695 Brazil2,966
13 Belize2,263
4,838 France1,708
3,447 Canada1,437
3,689 Saudi Arabia1,193
Countries with hundreds of Vasquez:
1,453 Cuba440
22,269 Italy436
15,890 England320
10,700 Australia288
2,413 Portugal255
1,165 Paraguay200
9,746 Belgium190
46,014 Germany144
19,176 Netherlands138
1,485 Singapore137
3,169 Uruguay125
1,557 Trinidad and Tobago119
105,115 Thailand114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,885 Switzerland92
8,836 New Zealand81
191 Aruba74
9,401 Sweden74
6,965 Haiti62
7,566 Kuwait58
12,230 Norway58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,434 Taiwan39
12,381 Iraq37
122 Curaçao33
24,032 Israel32
2,860 Guyana31
37,285 Japan30
609 United States Virgin Islands30
1,744 Puerto Rico29
222,297 Russia29
302 Gibraltar25
3,539 China21
1,143 Guam21
21,168 Denmark20
64,682 Czechia15
6,078 Cyprus14
89,138 Malaysia13
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
26,891 Qatar12
509 Saint Kitts and Nevis12
15,694 Ireland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,259 Andorra10
805 Cayman Islands10
36,116 United Arab Emirates10
20,130 Afghanistan9
5,469 Bahrain9
179 Central African Republic9
684,495 India9
26,217 Estonia8
36,047 Finland8
1,091 South Korea8
379 Turks and Caicos Islands8
283,701 Ukraine8
19,671 Wales8
25,488 Scotland7
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

4 years old daughter Angela Vasquez who was residing in Italy migrated to New York on November 26, 1889 by Neustria put out from Naples. Antonia Vasquez, aged 17, Antonino Vasquez, aged 17, 2 years old Fortunato Vasquez, Francesca Vasquez (24) Laborer, Francesco Vasquez, aged 28, Tailor Giuseppe Vasquez, Maria Vasquez, aged 49, Nunzia Vasquez (912), are other Vasquez that migrated to US from Marseilles & Naples, Naples & Palermo, Messina, Naples & Palermo, Genoa, Genoa and Gibraltar & Naples.

Vasquez Namesakes

  • Louis Vasquez, mountain man and trader
  • Manuel Vasquez, prominent Salvadoran scholar of religion and society
  • Jhonen Vasquez, American comic book writer, cartoonist
  • Gaddi Vasquez, 8th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
  • Junior Vasquez, musical artist
  • Andrés Vasquez, Peruvian-born Swedish footballer
  • Christian Vasquez, Filipino actor
  • Randy Vasquez, American actor
  • Eric Vasquez, American soccer player
  • Mona Vasquez, former Scientologist
  • Conrado M. Vasquez, first Ombudsman of the Philippines and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Virgil Vasquez, is currently a professional pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins and a former right-handed professional baseball pitcher
  • Emigdio Vasquez, Chicano-American artist

Vasquez Namesakes

  • Louis Vasquez, mountain man and trader
  • Manuel Vasquez, prominent Salvadoran scholar of religion and society
  • Jhonen Vasquez, American comic book writer, cartoonist
  • Gaddi Vasquez, 8th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
  • Junior Vasquez, musical artist
  • Andrés Vasquez, Peruvian-born Swedish footballer
  • Christian Vasquez, Filipino actor
  • Randy Vasquez, American actor
  • Eric Vasquez, American soccer player
  • Mona Vasquez, former Scientologist
  • Conrado M. Vasquez, first Ombudsman of the Philippines and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Virgil Vasquez, is currently a professional pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins and a former right-handed professional baseball pitcher
  • Emigdio Vasquez, Chicano-American artist

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