What Does the Last Name Lopez Mean

First Name
<100
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
875k
in the U.S.
in 2010

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What does the name Lopez mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Lopez

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User Submitted Meanings

2 submissions from New Zealand and the United States agree the name Lopez means "Son of Wolf" and is of Spanish origin.
7 submissions from the United States and the United Kingdom agree the name Lopez means "Wolf" and is of Latin origin.
A submission from Nevada, U.S. says the name Lopez means "Lopez descended from Latin word 'lope' meaning wolf" and is of Latin origin.
According to a user from New York, U.S., the name Lopez is of Russian origin and means "Spanish meaning of lone wolf".
A submission from North Carolina, U.S. says the name Lopez means "Spanish related".

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From Lope +‎ -ez.

A surname.

Notable Persons Named Lopez

Lopez was born on June 10th, 1988. Lopez is also known as nicokie.

Lopez was born on January 5th, 1985 in Kimotong, South Sudan.

Lopez was born on October 8th, 1910. They left this life on July 6th, 1986.

López Sanjuán is a soccer player for the CD Basconia, Real Valladolid, UP Langreo, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, and Terrassa FC. López was born on April 1st, 1940 in Villaobispo de Otero, Spain. López is also known as Sanjuán and López.

Lopez Grance is a soccer player for the Boavista F.C. and Cerro Porteño. Lopez was born on June 30th, 1987 in Yegros.

López Silva is a sports team member for the Córdoba CF.

Notable Persons With the Last Name Lopez

Jennifer Lopez is an actress, author, dancer, fashion designer, producer, singer, songwriter, and television personality. She holds the title On the Floor" and Waiting for Tonight". Her most notable accomplishments were from 1986 to present. Jennifer was given the name Jennifer Lynn Lopez on July 24th, 1969 in The Bronx, New York, U.S.

George Lopez is an observational comedy, satire, blue comedy, and ribaldry comedian. George was born George Lopez on April 23rd, 1961 in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Mario Lopez is an actor, television host, and television presenter. He was most prominent from 1984 to present. Mario was given the name Mario Lopez, Jr. on October 10th, 1973 in San Diego, California, United States.

Robin Lopez is a basketball player for the New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans, and Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. His most notable accomplishments were from 2008 to present. Robin was born on April 1st, 1988 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Brook Lopez is a basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets in the National Basketball Association. His ongoing career started in 2008. Brook was born on April 1st, 1988 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Pedro López is a criminal. Pedro is also known as The Monster of the Andes and The Monster of theAndes.

Diego López

Soccer Player
Feliciano López

Tennis Player
Lisandro López

Soccer Player
Leopoldo López

National Coordinator of Voluntad Popular
Francisco Solano López

President of Paraguay
David López

Soccer Player
Javier López

Baseball Player

Where is the name Lopez popular?

International Interest for Lopez

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Popularity in the US

Popularity of Lopez as a last name

The map shows the relative popularity of the name Lopez as a last name in each of the states. See other popular names in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, or New Mexico.

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Lopez	U.S.
█	White	4.86%	64.26%
█	African American	0.57%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	1.02%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.38%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	0.25%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	92.92%	16.26%

Of Last Name Lopez

People with the last name Lopez are most frequently Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Lopez

What name lists does Lopez rank for?
How Popular is the name Lopez? Lopez is the 39,251^st most popular name of all time. As a last name Lopez was the 12^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Lopez have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 90 babies born with the first name Lopez in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lopez to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Lopez? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1915 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
When was Lopez first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lopez is Saturday, November 7th, 1891.
What year had the most people named Lopez born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lopez was in 1982 with a total of 9 babies.
Weird things about the name Lopez: The name spelled backwards is Zepol. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Oelpz. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Lopez? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 874,523 people with the last name Lopez.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Lopez? Lopez was ranked as the 12^th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!