# Domínguez

Domínguez ( in Peninsular Spanish or 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:
* 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
* 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
* Manuel Domínguez (1868–1935) vice president of Paraguay
* 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