Domínguez ([doˈmiŋɡeθ] in Peninsular Spanish or [doˈmiŋɡes] elsewhere) is a name of Spanish origin, meaning son of Domingo. The surname is usually written without the accent in the Philippines and the United States.

Geographical distribution

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As of 2014, 40.7% of all known bearers of the surname Domínguez were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:242), 12.8% of Spain (1:288), 8.5% of Argentina (1:396), 7.7% of the United States (1:3,721), 4.3% of Cuba (1:212), 3.2% of Colombia (1:1,186), 3.0% of Peru (1:831), 2.6% of Venezuela (1:904), 2.6% of Honduras (1:265), 2.4% of Paraguay (1:241), 2.0% of the Dominican Republic (1:412), 2.0% of the Philippines (1:4,049), 1.5% of Panama (1:214), 1.2% of Ecuador (1:1,028), 1.0% of Guatemala (1:1,243) and 1.0% of El Salvador (1:500).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:288) in the following autonomous communities:

  1. Extremadura (1:131)
  2. Galicia (1:136)
  3. Andalusia (1:172)
  4. Canary Islands (1:179)
  5. Castile and León (1:222)
  6. Ceuta (1:284)

In Cuba, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:212) in the following provinces:[1]

  1. Sancti Spíritus Province (1:122)
  2. Matanzas Province (1:133)
  3. Artemisa Province (1:155)
  4. Holguín Province (1:156)
  5. Pinar del Río Province (1:194)

People

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References

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