Last Name JIMENEZ

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	Son of Jimeno, from Xemeno or Ximeno.

Origin	Spanish, Jewish, Filipino, Chilean, Basque, Belgian

Rank	147 (2000 US census)	277 (1990 US census)

Count	157,475 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

4.46%, or 7023 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
0.31%, or 488 total occurrences, as black,
1.53%, or 2409 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.27%, or 425 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
0.45%, or 709 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
92.98%, or 146420 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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