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Domínguez ( in
Peninsular Spanish Peninsular Spanish (), also known as the Spanish of Spain (), European Spanish (), or Iberian Spanish (), is the set of varieties of the Spanish language spoken in Peninsular Spain. This construct is often framed in opposition to varieties from ...
or elsewhere) is a name of
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origin, meaning ''son of Domingo''. The surname is usually written without the accent in the Philippines and the United States.


Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 40.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Domínguez'' were residents of
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
(frequency 1:242), 12.8% of
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
(1:288), 8.5% of
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
(1:396), 7.7% of the
United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
(1:3,721), 4.3% of
Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
(1:212), 3.2% of
Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
(1:1,186), 3.0% of
Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
(1:831), 2.6% of
Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
(1:904), 2.6% of
Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...
(1:265), 2.4% of
Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
(1:241), 2.0% of the
Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
(1:412), 2.0% of the
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
(1:4,049), 1.5% of
Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
(1:214), 1.2% of
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
(1:1,028), 1.0% of
Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
(1:1,243) and 1.0% of
El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
(1:500). In
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:288) in the following autonomous communities: #
Extremadura Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...
(1:131) # Galicia (1:136) #
Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
(1:172) #
Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...
(1:179) #
Castile and León Castile and León is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwestern Spain. Castile and León is the largest autonomous community in Spain by area, covering 94,222 km2. It is, however, sparsely populated, with a pop ...
(1:222) #
Ceuta Ceuta (, , ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta is one of th ...
(1:284) In
Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:212) in the following provinces:Domínguez surname distribution
/ref> # Sancti Spíritus Province (1:122) #
Matanzas Province Matanzas () is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name, Matanzas. The resort town of Varadero is also located in this province. Among Cuban provinces, ...
(1:133) # Artemisa Province (1:155) #
Holguín Province Holguín () is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa. The provinc ...
(1:156) #
Pinar del Río Province The Pinar del Río Province is one of the 15 provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba. The capital and largest city is Pinar del Río (191,081 pop. in 2022). Geography The Pinar del Río province is Cuba's westernmost p ...
(1:194)


People

* Adolfo Domínguez (born 1950), Spanish fashion designer * Alberto González Domínguez, Argentine mathematician * Alejandro Damián Domínguez (born 1981), Argentine football player * Alejandro Domínguez Coello (died 2005), former chief of police in
Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo () is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from Laredo, Texas, Laredo, United States. The 2010 census popula ...
, Mexico who was assassinated in 2005 * Albino Núñez Domínguez (1901–74), Galician writer and poet * Alberto Domínguez (1913–1975), Mexican songwriter * Alfonso Martínez Domínguez (1922–2002), Mexican politician, mayor of Mexico City, 1970–71 * Álvaro Domínguez (disambiguation) * Ana Carrillo Domínguez (1898-1974), known as Anita Carrillo, communist activist and a captain in the
Spanish Republican Army The Spanish Republican Army () was the main branch of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939. It became known as People's Army of the Republic (''Ejército Popular de la República'' ...
. * Carlos Dominguez (disambiguation), multiple people *
Clemente Domínguez y Gómez Antipope Gregory XVII (; ; born Clemente Domínguez y Gómez; 23 May 1946 – 21 March 2005), also known by the religious name Fernando María de la Santa Faz, was the first Pope of the Palmarian Catholic Church, who in this capacity, claimed ...
(1946–2005), Spanish churchman, pope of the Palmarian Catholic Church * Cinthya Domínguez (born 1982), Mexican weightlifter * Delia Domínguez (1931–2022), Chilean poet * Diego Domínguez (disambiguation) * Federico Hernán Domínguez (born 1976), Argentine football player *
Francisco Atanasio Domínguez Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comm ...
(18th century), Franciscan missionary and explorer in North America * Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke de la Torre (1810–1885), Spanish marshal and statesman * Jasson Domínguez (born 2003), Dominican Republic professional baseball player * Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (1768–1829), Mexican conspirator * José Dominguez, Portuguese football player * Juan Dominguez y Valdez, Texan governor * Juanjo Domínguez (contemporary), Argentine classical guitarist * Leinier Domínguez (born 1983), Cuban chess grandmaster * Lourdes Domínguez Lino (born 1981), Spanish tennis player * Maria Alicia Dominguez, (1904–1988), Argentine poet, essayist * Mario Domínguez (born 1975), Mexican Champ Car racing driver * Marta Domínguez (born 1975), Spanish track athlete in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter events * Matt Dominguez (born 1978), American football player in the Canadian Football League *
Manuel Dominguez Don Manuel Domínguez e Ybáñez (1803–1882) was a Californio ranchero, politician, and a signer of the California Constitution in 1849. He served as two terms as Alcalde of Los Angeles (mayor). He was one of the largest landowners in South ...
(1803–1882) Early-California ranchero holder and politician * Manuel Domínguez (1868–1935) vice president of Paraguay * Miguel Domínguez (1756–1830), Mexican official; ''corregidor'' of
Querétaro Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...
* Michael L. Dominguez, U.S. Department of Defense official * Nora Domínguez, (born 1951), Argentine literary and feminist academic * Nuria Domínguez (born 1974), Spanish rower * Oralia Domínguez (1925–2013), Mexican mezzo-soprano * Óscar Domínguez (1906–1957), Spanish surrealist painter * Pete Dominguez, American basketball coach * Ramón A. Domínguez (born 1976), Venezuelan jockey, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee (2016) * Raúl Domínguez (born 1972), Cuban track cyclist * Ricardo Dominguez, American professor and electronic activist * Richard Dominguez (born 1960), American comic book artist and illustrator * Ron Dominguez (contemporary), former vice-president of Walt Disney Attractions * Rubén Domínguez (1929–2010), Venezuelan tenor * Sally Dominguez (born 1969), Australian inventor * Seranthony Domínguez (born 1994), Dominican major league baseball pitcher * Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff (born 2000), American model and beauty pageant titleholder * Wade Dominguez (1966–1998) American actor, model and singer * Yulieth Domínguez, Colombian footballer


Fictional character

* Kristen Forrester Dominguez, fictional character in the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful''


References

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