Lopez Family History

Lopez Surname Meaning

Spanish (López): patronymic from the medieval personal name Lope ‘wolf’. This is one of the commonest of all Spanish surnames. In the US it is the twelfth most frequent surname. Compare De Lopez.

Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Spanish surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later) some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Lopes, Florez, Gomez, Loren, Love, Loden, Loeper, Loper, Yepez, Lontz

10M	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
70K	Military Records
339K	Immigration Records
721K	Census and Voter Lists
450K	Member Trees

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Where is the Lopez family from?

You can see how Lopez families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lopez family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lopez families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 13 Lopez families living in Ontario. This was about 68% of all the recorded Lopez's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Lopez families in 1911.

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What did your Lopez ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Labourer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Lopez.

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Labourer

60%

Laborer

40%

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Census Record

There are 721K census records available for the last name Lopez. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Lopez census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 339K immigration records available for the last name Lopez. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 70K military records available for the last name Lopez. For the veterans among your Lopez ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Lopez lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Lopez life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Lopez in 1940 was 26, and 68 in 2004.

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Lopez Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Lopez family from?

What did your Lopez ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Labourer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Lopez.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Labourer

60%

Laborer

40%

What Lopez family records will you find?

What is the average Lopez lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Lopez life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Lopez in 1940 was 26, and 68 in 2004.

Lopez Family History

Lopez Surname Meaning

12 million record(s) for Lopez

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Lopez Surname Meaning

12 million record(s) for Lopez

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Where is the Lopez family from?

What did your Lopez ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

What Lopez family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Lopez lifespan?

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