Domínguez ([doˈmiŋɡeθ] in Peninsular Spanish or [doˈmiŋɡes] elsewhere) is a name of Spanish 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 (frequency 1:242), 12.8% of Spain (1:288), 8.5% of Argentina (1:396), 7.7% of the United States (1:3,721), 4.3% of Cuba (1:212), 3.2% of Colombia (1:1,186), 3.0% of Peru (1:831), 2.6% of Venezuela (1:904), 2.6% of Honduras (1:265), 2.4% of Paraguay (1:241), 2.0% of the Dominican Republic (1:412), 2.0% of the Philippines (1:4,049), 1.5% of Panama (1:214), 1.2% of Ecuador (1:1,028), 1.0% of Guatemala (1:1,243) and 1.0% of El Salvador (1:500).
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:288) in the following autonomous communities:
- Extremadura (1:131)
- Galicia (1:136)
- Andalusia (1:172)
- Canary Islands (1:179)
- Castile and León (1:222)
- Ceuta (1:284)
In Cuba, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:212) in the following provinces:[1]
- Sancti Spíritus Province (1:122)
- Matanzas Province (1:133)
- Artemisa Province (1:155)
- Holguín Province (1:156)
- Pinar del Río Province (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, 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.
- Carlos Dominguez (disambiguation), multiple people
- Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (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 (18th century), Franciscan missionary and explorer in North America
- Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke de la Torre (1810–1885), Spanish marshal and statesman
- Gary Nicolas Dominguez Owner and CEO of Digital Kiko, llc
- 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 (1803–1882) Early-California ranchero holder and politician
- Miguel Domínguez (1756–1830), Mexican official; corregidor of Querétaro
- 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
- 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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