Hernández

Hernández
Family name
Meaning	"Son of Hernando"
Region of origin	Spain
Language(s) of origin	Spanish
Related names	Fernández, Hernandes, Fernandes

Hernández (Spanish pronunciation: [erˈnandeθ]) is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernando, Hernando or Fernando being the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the name. Hernandes and Fernandes are their Portuguese equivalents.

The fact that the Hernández family of Spain bears a version of the French royal arms leads many to speculate that they descend from the French royal house of Valois.

People with the name Hernández

Actors and television personalities

Antonio Hernández (born 1953), Spanish film director and screenwriter
April Lee Hernández, Puerto Rican actress
David Hernandez, Mexican-American finalist on American Idol
Dianne Bernadette Hernandez, Filipina actress and model, who starred in a Sunday youth oriented show Teen Gen on GMA Network in the Philippines
Gérard Hernandez (born 1933), French actor
Jay Hernandez, Mexican-American actor
Juano Hernández, Puerto Rican actor
Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born 1979), Guatemalan-born American actor (known as Oscar Isaac)
Rafael Hernández, Spanish actor
Tai Hernandez, American television news personality
Tom Hernández (1915-1984), Spanish American secondary actor.
Vicky Hernández, Colombian actress

Artists

Agustín Hernández Navarro (born 1924), Mexican architect and sculptor
Amalia Hernández (1917-2000), Mexican ballet choreographer
Daniel Hernández (1856-1932), Peruvian painter
Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin (1922-2007), Mexican mural painter
Felipe Hernandez (born 1971), Colombian architect
Francisco Hernández Tomé (died 1872), Spanish mural painter
Gilberto Hernández Ortega (1924-1978), Dominican painter
Gregorio Hernández (usually "Fernández"), (1576-1636), Spanish sculptor
José Hernández (born 1944), Spanish painter
Judithe Hernández (born 1948), American visual artist
Lazaro Hernandez, fashion designer

Musicians and composers

Cenobio Hernandez, Mexican-American composer
Eduardo Hernández Moncada (1899-1995), Mexican composer, pianist, and conductor
Gisela Hernández (1912-1971), Cuban composer
Horacio Hernandez, Cuban drummer
Julio Alberto Hernández (1900-1999), Dominican composer
Larry Hernandez, Mexican singer
Marcos Hernandez (born 1982), American singer
Myriam Hernández, Chilean singer
Oscar Hernández (born 1954), Puerto Rican salsa music composer
Patrick Hernandez (born 1949), French singer
Peter Hernández, American singer (commonly known by his stage name of Bruno Mars)
Priscilla Hernández, Spanish singer-songwriter
Rafael Hernández Marín (1892-1965), Puerto Rican composer
Saúl Hernández (born 1964), Mexican singer and guitarist

Politicians

Benigno C. Hernández (1862–1954), American politician
Edward P. Hernandez, American politician
Eugenio Hernández Flores, Mexican politician
Federico Hernández Denton (born 1944), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Ismael Hernández (born 1964), former Governor of Durango, Mexico
José María Hernández (1959–2015), Spanish politician
Joseph Marion Hernández (1793–1857), American politician, first representative with Spanish ancestry to have served in the U.S. Congress
Kenneth McClintock Hernández, Puerto Rican politician
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, former President of El Salvador
Miguel Hernández Agosto (born 1927), Puerto Rican senator
Oscar Hernandez, former mayor of Bell, California
Rafael Hernández Colón (born 1936), former Governor of Puerto Rico
Rafael Hernández Ochoa (1915–1990), Mexican politician
Roger Hernandez, American politician, California Assembly member, 48th District

Sports

Aaron Hernandez (born 1989), American football player
Abel Hernández, Uruguayan football player
Aitor Hernández (born 1982), Spanish cyclist
Alejandro Hernández, Mexican tennis player
Ana Hernández, Cuban basketball player
Anaysi Hernández (born 1981), Cuban judoka
Anderson Hernández, Dominican baseball player
Andony Hernández, Mexican football player
Andris Hernández, Venezuelan track and road cyclist
Ángel Hernández, Spanish long jumper
Angel Hernandez, Cuban-American baseball umpire
Ariel Hernández (born 1972), Cuban boxer
Bernardo Hernández (born 1942), Mexican footballer
Carlos Hernández, Salvadoran-American boxer
Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball catcher
Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball pitcher
Carlos Alexis Hernández, Cuban weightlifter
Carlos Hernández Valverde, Costa Rican football player
Dani Hernández, Venezuelan footballer.
Daniel Hernández, Mexican-American football player
David Hernandez, American baseball player
Diory Hernández, Dominican baseball player
Édgar Hernández (born 1977), Mexican race walker
Emilio Hernández, Chilean football player
Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
Francisco Hernández, Costa Rican football player
Fredy Hernández, Colombian race walker
Gabriel Hernández, Dominican boxer
Giovanni Hernández, Colombian football player
Hugo Hernández, Mexican professional boxer
Humberto Hernández, Colombian road cyclist
Israel Hernández, Cuban judo athlete
Jairo Hernández, Colombian cyclist
James Chico Hernandez, American wrestler
Jason Hernandez, Puerto Rican-American soccer player
Javier Hernández nicknamed "Chicharito", Mexican soccer player
Joaquín Hernández, Mexican football player
Joe Hernandez, American football player
Jonay Hernández, Venezuelan football player
José Alberto Hernández, Mexican football player
Jose María Gutiérrez Hernández, Spanish football player (commonly known as Guti)
Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez, Cuban boxer
Juan Hernández Ramírez, Mexican football player
Juan Hernández Sierra, Cuban boxer
Juan Martín Hernández, Argentine rugby player
Keith Hernandez, American baseball player
Liván Hernández, Cuban baseball player
Luis Hernández, Mexican football player
Luis Hernández, Mexican long-distance runner
Luis Hernández, Mexican figure skater
Luis Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
Luis Daniel Hernández, Peruvian footballer
Luis Miguel Hernández, Salvadoran footballer
Luis Omar Hernández, Mexican football player
Manuel Hernández, Spanish motorbike champion
Manuel Hernandez, Spanish-American football player
Miguel Hernández, Mexican professional soccer player
María de la Paz Hernández, Argentine field hockey player
Marcos Hernández, Cuban freestyle swimmer
Matt Hernandez (born 1961), American football player
Nicolás Hernández, Argentine football player
Noé Hernández (1978-2013), Mexican race walker
Orlando Hernández, Cuban baseball player
Óscar Hernández, Spanish tennis player
Pablo Hernández Domínguez, Spanish football player
Patricio Hernández (born 1956), Argentine football player and coach
Pedro Hernández, Dominican baseball player
Pedro Hernández, Cuban fencer
Pedro Hernández, Mexican football player
Pedro Hernández Martínez, Spanish football player
Pepu Hernández (born 1958), Spanish basketball coach
Rafael Tobías Hernández Alvarado, Venezuelan baseball player
Ramón Hernández, Puerto Rican professional beach volleyball player
Ramon Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
Roberto Hernández (born 1967), Cuban sprinter
Roberto Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
Rudy Hernández, Dominican baseball player
Rudy Hernández, Mexican baseball player
Runelvys Hernández, Dominican baseball player
Sebastián Hernández, Colombian football player
Sergio Hernández, Spanish race car driver
Sergio Hernández, Argentine basketball coach
Shawn Hernandez (born 1973), American professional wrestler
Toby Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
Tomás Hernández (1930-1982), Spanish footballer
Víctor Hugo Hernández, Mexican football player
Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
Xavi Hernández, Spanish football player
Yampier Hernández, Cuban boxer
Yermi Hernández, Honduran football player
Yoan Pablo Hernández, Cuban boxer
Yoandry Hernández, Cuban weightlifter

Writers

Alonso Hernández del Portillo (1543-1624), Spanish chronicler
Amado V. Hernandez (1903-1970), Filipino writer and labor leader
Anabel Hernández (born 1972), Mexican journalist
Carol Hernandez, American journalist
Consuelo Hernández (born 1952), Colombian/American poet and literary critic
Ernesto Hernández Busto (born 1968), Cuban writer
Felisberto Hernández (1902-1964), Uruguayan writer
Gilbert Hernandez (born 1957), American cartoonist (part of Los Bros Hernandez)
Jaime Hernandez (born 1959), American cartoonist (part of Los Bros Hernandez)
Javier Hernandez (born 1966), American comic book writer
José Hernández (1834-1886), Argentine poet, journalist, and politician
Macarena Hernandez, American journalist and academic
Mario Hernandez (born 1953), American writer and cartoonist (part of Los Bros Hernandez)
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942), Spanish poet and playwright
Natalio Hernández (born 1947), Mexican Nahua poet
Normando Hernández González (born 1969), Cuban writer and journalist
Raúl Hernández Garrido (born 1964), Spanish playwright
Tim Z. Hernandez (born 1974), American writer and poet
Victor Hernández Cruz (born 1948), Puerto Rican poet
Von Hernandez, Filipino literature professor and environmentalist

Other

Claudia Hernández (model), Peruvian beauty queen and model
Edward Niño Hernández, Colombian man who formerly held the official record titleholder of world's shortest living man
Esequiel Hernández Jr, Mexican-American high school student accidentally killed by U.S. military
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (died 1517), Spanish conquistador, explorer of Yucatán
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475?-1526), Spanish conquistador, founder of Nicaragua
Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1514-1587), Spanish naturalist and physician
Gilberto Hernández Guerrero (born 1970), Mexican chess player
Gilmer Hernandez, former American border officer
Guillermo Hernández-Cartaya, Cuban-American banker and tax evader
Hil Hernández, Chilean beauty queen
Humberto Hernandez Jr., Cuban-American attorney and government official
Israel Hernandez, American government official
José Gregorio Hernández (1864-1919), Venezuelan physician
Jose M. Hernandez (born 1962), American engineer and former astronaut
Juan Hernández Saravia, Republican officer during the Spanish Civil War
María Julia Hernández (1939-2007), Salvadoran human rights activist
Pedro Hernández de Córdova, Spanish soldier

Places

Garcia Hernandez, city in the Philippines
Hernandez Houses, New York
Hernandez, New Mexico
Hernandez Reservoir, California
Hernández–Capron Trail, Florida
Maria Hernandez Park, New York
Rafael Hernández Airport, Puerto Rico

Legal cases

Hernandez v. Commissioner (1989)
Hernandez v. New York (1991)
Hernandez v. Robles (2005)
Hernandez v. Texas (1954)
People v. Hernandez
United States v. Montoya De Hernandez (1985)

Sciences

19079 Hernández, a main belt asteroid