Here are three lists of Hispanic surnames starting with H, I, and J. The lists are based on the 2010 United States census.
We have only included H, I, and J surnames where at least 60% of the holders declared that they were Hispanic.
Notes About Our Hispanic List
The U.S. census of 2010 included a question that asked if the person was “Spanish / Hispanic/ Latino”.
We used a cutoff of 60% to ensure that the last names were typically Hispanic.
Columns
The table shows you the number of people of this surname who declared on the census that they were Hispanic.
The next column shows the total number of people bearing that name. The percentage of Hispanic names is a simple calculation of the second column divided by the third.
The final column shows how common the surname is in the United States, in other words – where it ranks.
Links To Other Lists Of Hispanic Names
We have a list of Hispanic names for each letter of the alphabet. Click on any letter below to follow a link.
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Hispanic Last Names Beginning With H
Let’s start with looking at names from Haro to Herrero.
Hernandez is the most common name in this section. In the 2010 U.S. census, it ranked just outside the top ten names in America.
The name means son of Hernando, with Hernando being related the old Germanic name of Fernando. The word stems from a combination of Germanic terms for “courage” and “journey”.
So, we can surmise that the original bearers of the surname were intrepid travelers over land and sea.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Haro | 10,311 | 11,547 | 89.30% | 3,122 |
| Haros | 748 | 808 | 92.57% | 29,279 |
| Henandez | 745 | 782 | 95.27% | 30,013 |
| Henao | 2,306 | 2,431 | 94.86% | 12,696 |
| Henriquez | 14,685 | 15,657 | 93.79% | 2,329 |
| Herandez | 958 | 1,025 | 93.46% | 24,431 |
| Heras | 1,682 | 1,830 | 91.91% | 15,889 |
| Heredia | 16,424 | 17,506 | 93.82% | 2,061 |
| Hermida | 864 | 1,019 | 84.79% | 24,531 |
| Hermosillo | 6,091 | 6,508 | 93.59% | 5,347 |
| Hernandes | 8,153 | 8,612 | 94.67% | 4,123 |
| Hernandez | 989,969 | 1,043,281 | 94.89% | 11 |
| Hernandezcruz | 913 | 934 | 97.75% | 26,189 |
| Hernandezgarci | 1,092 | 1,127 | 96.89% | 22,733 |
| Hernandezlopez | 1,487 | 1,508 | 98.61% | 18,366 |
| Hernandezmarti | 656 | 670 | 97.91% | 33,941 |
| Hernandezperez | 1,170 | 1,204 | 97.18% | 21,648 |
| Herrada | 1,222 | 1,320 | 92.58% | 20,192 |
| Herrarte | 668 | 685 | 97.52% | 33,343 |
| Herrejon | 964 | 987 | 97.67% | 25,136 |
| Herrera | 179,279 | 192,711 | 93.03% | 129 |
| Herrero | 815 | 1,093 | 74.57% | 23,300 |
Hispanic names from Hidalgo to Hurtado
The most common name in this section is Huerta, which fell within the top thousand names in the 2010 U.S. census.
Huerta derives from the Spanish word for a vegetable garden. So, the original families likely owned orchards or farmed fields.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Hidalgo | 19,847 | 23,134 | 85.79% | 1,556 |
| Hidrogo | 670 | 706 | 94.90% | 32,562 |
| Higareda | 2,122 | 2,189 | 96.94% | 13,810 |
| Higuera | 3,716 | 4,238 | 87.68% | 7,812 |
| Hilario | 2,724 | 3,854 | 70.68% | 8,541 |
| Hincapie | 923 | 982 | 93.99% | 25,226 |
| Hinojos | 3,770 | 4,006 | 94.11% | 8,274 |
| Hinojosa | 24,517 | 26,146 | 93.77% | 1,352 |
| Hinostroza | 692 | 736 | 94.02% | 31,453 |
| Hipolito | 1,945 | 2,890 | 67.30% | 11,007 |
| Hiraldo | 933 | 970 | 96.19% | 25,486 |
| Holguin | 14,877 | 16,090 | 92.46% | 2,260 |
| Horta | 3,124 | 3,889 | 80.33% | 8,481 |
| Hoyos | 3,424 | 3,694 | 92.69% | 8,865 |
| Huaman | 985 | 1,080 | 91.20% | 23,515 |
| Huante | 997 | 1,060 | 94.06% | 23,837 |
| Huerta | 45,305 | 47,455 | 95.47% | 735 |
| Huertas | 3,833 | 4,235 | 90.51% | 7,816 |
| Huesca | 1,041 | 1,093 | 95.24% | 23,300 |
| Huezo | 2,220 | 2,326 | 95.44% | 13,155 |
| Huitron | 1,678 | 1,740 | 96.44% | 16,509 |
| Huizar | 5,473 | 5,774 | 94.79% | 5,961 |
| Hurtado | 28,439 | 30,286 | 93.90% | 1,160 |
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Hispanic Last Names Beginning With I
Let’s start with the surnames from Ibanez to Izquierdo. In this section, Ibarra is the only name that is within the top thousand surnames in the 2010 American census.
The name derives from the Basque word for “river” (ibai). Bearers of the name likely lived by a bend or valley near a river.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Ibanez | 7,269 | 8,614 | 84.39% | 4,121 |
| Ibarra | 62,971 | 66,063 | 95.32% | 507 |
| Idrovo | 671 | 703 | 95.45% | 32,676 |
| Iglesias | 9,267 | 10,546 | 87.87% | 3,387 |
| Illescas | 1,084 | 1,138 | 95.25% | 22,573 |
| Inda | 713 | 1,110 | 64.23% | 23,019 |
| Infante | 8,944 | 11,102 | 80.56% | 3,252 |
| Inga | 777 | 1,049 | 74.07% | 24,031 |
| Iniguez | 8,437 | 8,750 | 96.42% | 4,057 |
| Inoa | 1,174 | 1,207 | 97.27% | 21,609 |
| Interiano | 1,823 | 1,898 | 96.05% | 15,434 |
| Inzunza | 1,878 | 1,928 | 97.41% | 15,250 |
| Ipina | 852 | 877 | 97.15% | 27,481 |
| Iracheta | 1,178 | 1,206 | 97.68% | 21,625 |
| Iraheta | 3,065 | 3,182 | 96.32% | 10,132 |
| Iriarte | 728 | 977 | 74.51% | 25,332 |
| Irias | 811 | 877 | 92.47% | 27,481 |
| Iribe | 805 | 830 | 96.99% | 28,704 |
| Irigoyen | 1,283 | 1,389 | 92.37% | 19,456 |
| Irizarry | 12,561 | 14,114 | 89.00% | 2,560 |
| Isais | 1,024 | 1,083 | 94.55% | 23,472 |
| Isaza | 760 | 856 | 88.79% | 28,001 |
| Isidoro | 1,219 | 1,403 | 86.89% | 19,296 |
| Isidro | 1,430 | 2,127 | 67.23% | 14,127 |
| Islas | 8,698 | 9,200 | 94.54% | 3,853 |
| Iturralde | 890 | 998 | 89.18% | 24,914 |
| Izaguirre | 6,048 | 6,358 | 95.12% | 5,469 |
| Izquierdo | 5,597 | 5,974 | 93.69% | 5,791 |
Hispanic Last Names Beginning With J
Only thirty-two Hispanic surnames starting with J had at least one hundred bearers in the 2010 U.S. census. But one of the names, Jiminez, is very plentiful.
Jiminez ranked in the 100th position in the U.S. census of 2010. Jiminez means “son of Jimeno”, but the origins of Jimeno are unclear. It goes back as far as the days of the Visigoths around the old Castilean region.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Jacinto | 4,519 | 6,238 | 72.44% | 5,572 |
| Jacobo | 11,090 | 11,590 | 95.69% | 3,105 |
| Jacome | 2,027 | 2,313 | 87.64% | 13,214 |
| Jacquez | 3,639 | 4,105 | 88.65% | 8,073 |
| Jaime | 12,397 | 13,532 | 91.61% | 2,665 |
| Jaimes | 17,016 | 17,573 | 96.83% | 2,050 |
| Jaimez | 1,056 | 1,142 | 92.47% | 22,516 |
| Jalomo | 860 | 923 | 93.17% | 26,451 |
| Jaquez | 7,785 | 8,281 | 94.01% | 4,295 |
| Jara | 7,692 | 8,790 | 87.51% | 4,042 |
| Jaramillo | 33,182 | 36,755 | 90.28% | 945 |
| Jarquin | 3,007 | 3,132 | 96.01% | 10,290 |
| Jaso | 846 | 1,066 | 79.36% | 23,737 |
| Jasso | 12,476 | 13,318 | 93.68% | 2,707 |
| Jauregui | 11,950 | 12,783 | 93.48% | 2,823 |
| Jerez | 3,788 | 4,074 | 92.98% | 8,137 |
| Jeronimo | 2,427 | 2,641 | 91.90% | 11,856 |
| Jimenes | 2,461 | 2,555 | 96.32% | 12,192 |
| Jimenez | 213,423 | 227,118 | 93.97% | 100 |
| Jiminez | 2,643 | 3,108 | 85.04% | 10,371 |
| Jiron | 1,962 | 2,494 | 78.67% | 12,447 |
| Jorge | 4,409 | 6,236 | 70.70% | 5,573 |
| Jovel | 2,191 | 2,275 | 96.31% | 13,391 |
| Joya | 2,546 | 2,821 | 90.25% | 11,204 |
| Juan | 4,524 | 7,350 | 61.55% | 4,808 |
| Juarbe | 792 | 864 | 91.67% | 27,804 |
| Juarez | 97,524 | 101,949 | 95.66% | 306 |
| Junco | 864 | 1,094 | 78.98% | 23,283 |
| Jurado | 8,394 | 9,309 | 90.17% | 3,804 |
| Jusino | 1,597 | 1,798 | 88.82% | 16,100 |
| Justiniano | 2,019 | 2,481 | 81.38% | 12,496 |
| Justo | 1,144 | 1,585 | 72.18% | 17,699 |
