Fernandez

Anglicization of Spanish Fernández.

• (US) IPA^(key): /fɚˈnændɛz/

Fernandez (plural Fernandezes or Fernandezs)

1. A patrilineal surname from Spanish.
   • 2021 March 18, Scott Glover, Curt Devine and Audrey Ash, “Former Florida state senator charged in spoiler candidate scheme”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The county’s top prosecutor, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, accused Artiles at a news conference on Thursday afternoon of paying an old friend almost $45,000 to mount a fake candidacy intended to illegally sway the election.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fernandez is the 142^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 180,842 individuals. Fernandez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (83.58%) individuals.

• Fernandiz

From Fernando +‎ -ez (“son of”).

Fernandez

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

• Portuguese: Fernandes

Borrowed from Spanish Fernández (patronymic of Fernando (“Ferdinand”)).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /feɾˈnandes/ [fɛɾˈn̪an̪.d̪ɛs]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /peɾˈnandes/ [pɛɾˈn̪an̪.d̪ɛs]
• Rhymes: -andes
• Syllabification: Fer‧nan‧dez

Fernandez (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fernandez is the 2,439^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 5,016 individuals.