Meaning of the surname Jiménez
Jiménez is a Basque surname of the patronymic type meaning "son of Jimeno". It is one of the 50 most common surnames in Mexico. Also written Ximénez in old records. Sixteenth in Mexico.
Formed from a father's given name with the suffix -ez, -es, or -iz, meaning 'son of'. Hernández is the son of Hernando, Martínez the son of Martín. About half of the most common Mexican surnames are patronymics.
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Jiménez appears as either half of a pair: Jiménez García, López Jiménez. Read how the two-surname system works.