The surname of Jimenez came from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) originally from the name of ‘Jimeno.’ This word began in the Basque region.

Variations of the spelling for Jimenez include Jimenes, Ximenes, Gimenes, Chimeno, Semenes, Ximenez and Gimenez.

The Portuguese mostly use the Ximenes spelling. In Portugal, Spain and Brazil, the Jimenez surname is very common.

Within the United Kingdom, mostly around the London area are those with the Jimenez surname. The southwest states of Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona have the most individuals with the Jimenez surname.

Famous: Jose Jimenez (professional baseball player), Marcos Perez Jimenez (president of Venezuela), Miguel A. Jimenez (professional golfer of Spain), Julio Jimenez (writer from Columbia), Flaco Jimenez (musician originally from Mexico) and Carmita Jimenez (singer from Puerto Rico).