Last Name SANCHEZ

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Meaning	Son of Sancho. The name is derived from Latin Sanctius.

Origin	Spanish, Jewish, Chilean, Basque, Falkland, Portuguese, Belgian, Hungarian, Guam

Rank	33 (2000 US census)	52 (1990 US census)

Count	441,242 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

5.77%, or 25460 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
0.5%, or 2206 total occurrences, as black,
1.01%, or 4457 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.49%, or 2162 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
0.45%, or 1986 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
91.78%, or 404972 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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