origin of the surname dominguez
Recorded in over two hundred and fifty spellings and found throughout the western world, this famous surname is of regarded as being of medieval Spanish origin. It derives from the Roman (Latin) Dominicus, meaning belonging to the lord god, from dominus, lord or master.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Dominicus de Buketon, which was dated 1326, in the register of England known as The fines Roll, during the reign of King Edward 11, known as Edward of Caernafon, 1307 - 1327. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation.