Surname Checker / Melendez
How Common Is the Last Name Melendez?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Melendez today
62,259
Ranked #603 of 162,254 published surnames · 19.06 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 56,230 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
4.96%
Black
0.99%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.48%
Hispanic
93.08%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.