Spanish surname
Son of Sancho
Patronymic surname (from a father's name)
Sánchez is a Spanish patronymic meaning 'son of Sancho'. Sancho is a name of uncertain origin, possibly from the Latin sanctius 'holy' or from a Basque root. The surname is extremely common in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world.
It ranks among the top surnames in many countries. The name preserves a distinctive medieval Iberian given name.
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Son of Sancho. From the given name Sancho, from Latin "sanctius" (holy), plus "-ez".
Sanchez is a Spanish-origin surname. Popularity varies widely by country and region, and the same surname can be common in one place and rare in another.
Yes. Surnames, especially occupational and descriptive ones like this, were often adopted independently by many unrelated families who happened to share a trade, appearance, or location.
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