Sanchez

See also: Sánchez

English

Etymology

From Spanish Sánchez.

Proper noun

Sanchez (plural Sanchezes or Sanchezs)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Spanish origin.
   • 1862, Richard Hill, Haïti and Spain: A Memorial, by Richard Hill, Dedicated to the Honorable W. H. Seward, Secretary of State at Washington, Jamaica: M. De Cordova & Co., […], page 10:

     […]—clearing out by military murders,—since they are executions without judicial trials—the descendants of the Sanchezs, the Garcias and the Remirezs,—the brave men who had achieved all that has been done for liberty and independence,—the result of Spain’s surrender of her colony by the Treaty of Bâle.

Translations

Translations

• Cebuano: Sanchez
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 桑切斯 (zh) (Sāngqièsī)

• Portuguese: Sanches
• Spanish: Sánchez (es)
• Tagalog: Sanchez

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sanchez is the 26^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 612,752 individuals. Sanchez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.0%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Sánchez, from Sancho+-ez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: San‧chez

• IPA^(key): /ˈsantses/, [ˈs̪an̪.t̪s̪ɪs̪]

Proper noun

Sánchez (Badlit spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

1. Sánchez: a common surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic]

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish Sánchez, from Sancho+-ez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsant͡ʃes/, [ˈsɐn.t͡ʃes]
• Hyphenation: San‧chez

Proper noun

Sánchez

1. Sánchez: a surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], mostly found in Ilocos Sur

Derived terms

• Sanchez Mira

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Sánchez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsant͡ʃes/, [ˈsäːn.t͡ʃɛs]
• Hyphenation: San‧chez

Proper noun

Sánchez

1. a common surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], equivalent to Spanish Sánchez

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Sancho +‎ -ez (“son of”).

Proper noun

Sanchez

1. a surname originating as a patronymic.

Descendants

• Portuguese: Sanches

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Sánchez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Proper noun

Sánchez

1. a common surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], equivalent to Spanish Sánchez

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Sánchez, from Sancho + -ez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsant͡ʃes/, [ˈsan.t͡ʃɛs]
• Hyphenation: San‧chez

Proper noun

Sanchez (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a common surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], equivalent to Spanish Sánchez, most widespread in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Laguna

Derived terms

toponyms

• Sanchez Mira