Fernández

Fernández

Origin
Meaning	"Son of Fernando"
Region of origin	Spain
Other names
Related names	Fernandes, Hernández, Hernandes

Fernández [ferˈnandeθ] is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Fernando". The Germanic name that it derives from means "brave traveler." The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes. The Arabized version is Ibn Faranda and it was used by the Mozarabs and Muwallads in Al-Andalus.

• It is the 4th most popular name in Argentina.
• It is the 8th most popular name in Spain.
• It is the 10th most popular in Paraguay.
• It is the 13th most popular in Mexico.
• It is the 22nd most popular in Peru.
• It is the 30th most popular in Chile.
• It is the 138th most popular name in France.( 1891-1990)
• It is the 223rd most popular name in the US.
• It is the 891st most popular in Quebec (Canada)
• The number of Fernández: Spain = 586,000, US = 115,000, France = 25,000

List of people with this family name

• Adrián Fernández (born 1965), Mexican race car driver
• Adriana Fernández (born 1971), Mexican long-distance runner
• Alberto Fernández (disambiguation)
• Alejandro Fernández (born 1971), Mexican singer and son of singer, producer and actor Vicente Fernández
• Alexander Fernandez (disambiguation)
• Almudena Fernández (born 1977), Spanish fashion model
• Anaelys Fernández (born 1979), Cuban discus thrower
• Aníbal Fernández (born 1957), Argentine politician and former Interior Minister
• Arran Fernandez (born 1995), English home-educated mathematics prodigy
• Augusto Fernández (born 1986), Argentine professional association football player
• Carlos Fernández (disambiguation)
• Clarisa Fernández (born 1981), Argentine former professional tennis player
• Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (born 1953), Argentine politician and current President of Argentina
• Dalixia Fernández (born 1977), Cuban beach volleyball player
• Douglas Fernández (born 1959), Venezuelan decathlete
• David Negrete Fernández, a Mexican colonel
• Emilio Fernández (1904–1986), Mexican actor, screenwriter and director
• Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863–1939), Spanish composer
• Félix Omar Fernández (born 1976), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
• Fernando Fernández Escribano (born 1979), Spanish footballer
• Florentino Fernández (actor) (born 1972), Spanish actor, comedian and showman
• Florentino Fernández (boxer) (1936–2013), Cuban boxer
• Freddy Fernández (born 1974), Costa Rican footballer
• Freddy Fernández (actor), "El Pichi", (1934-1995), Mexican actor
• Gerardo Fernández (born 1977), Argentine former cyclist
• Geovane Fernández (born 1982), Uruguayan cyclist
• German Fernandez (born 1990), American student and middle-distance runner
• Gigi Fernández (born 1964), Puerto Rican former professional tennis player
• Giselle Fernández (born 1961), American television journalist
• Gregorio Fernández (1576–1636), Spanish sculptor
• Happy Fernandez (1939–2013), American politician
• Ignacio Fernández Lobbe (born 1974), Argentine rugby player
• Isabel Fernández (born 1972), Spanish judoka
• Jacqueline Fernandez (born 1985), Sri Lankan model and actress
• Jérôme Fernandez (born 1977), French handball player
• José Fernández (disambiguation)
• Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (born 1981), Argentine rugby player
• Julie Fernandez (born 1974), British actress
• Katherine Fernandez Rundle, American politician and State Attorney for Miami-Dade County.
• Khotan Fernandez, Mexican Actor, Artist
• Krystal Fernandez (born 1971), American sports journalist
• Leonel Fernández (born 1953), Dominican politician and President of the Dominican Republic
• Lisa Fernandez (born 1971), American softball player
• Luis Fernández (born 1959), Spanish-born French association football manager
• Macedonio Fernández (1874–1952), Argentine writer, philosopher and humorist
• Manny Fernandez (American football) (born 1946), American football player
• Manny Fernandez (wrestler) (born 1954), American wrestler
• Manny Fernandez (ice hockey) (born 1974), Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender
• Manuel J. Fernandez (1925–1980), American military pilot and ace in the Korean War
• Mariano Fernández (disambiguation)
• Mark Fernandez (born 1988), Canadian pair skater
• Mark Anthony Fernandez (born 1979), Filipino actor
• Mary Joe Fernández (born 1971), American former professional tennis player
• Matías Fernández (born 1986), Chilean professional association football player
• Matilde Fernández (born 1950), Spanish social feminist and politician
• Mervyn Fernandez (born 1959), American former professional American and Canadian football player
• Próspero Fernández Oreamuno (1834–1885), Costa Rican military officer and President of Costa Rica
• Pedro Fernández (born 1969), Mexican recording artist and actor
• Pops Fernandez (born 1966), Filipina singer and actress
• René Fernández Apaza (1924–2013), Bolivian Roman Catholic archbishop
• Rosario Fernández (born 1955), Peruvian politician and Prime Minister of Peru
• Rowen Fernández (born 1978), South African association football goalkeeper
• Rudy Fernandez (actor) (1952–2008), Filipino actor
• Rudy Fernández (basketball) (born 1985), Spanish professional basketball player
• Serrana Fernández (born 1973), Uruguayan swimmer
• Shiloh Fernandez (born 1985), American actor
• Sid Fernandez (born 1962), American former baseball player
• Stefanía Fernández (born 1990), Venezuelan model and 2009 Miss Universe
• Tomás Fernández (born 1915), Cuban association football player
• Vicente Fernández (born 1940), Mexican singer, producer and actor
• Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (1917–2013), Spanish duchess
• Xandru Fernández (born 1970), Spanish writer in the Asturian language
• Freddy Fernández (born 1996), Peruvian Engineer

See also

• Fernandes
• Hernandes
• Hernández