The hernandez Surname
hernandez Name Meaning and History
Spanish (Hernández) and Jewish (Sephardic): patronymic
from the personal name Hernando (see Fernando). This
surname also became established in southern Italy, mainly in Naples
and Palermo, since the period of Spanish dominance there, and as a
result of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain and Portugal at the end
of the 15th century, many of whom moved to Italy.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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