How Common Is the Last Name Mendez?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Mendez today

179,057

Ranked #162 of 162,254 published surnames · 54.82 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 161,717 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

4.48%

Black

0.78%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.48%

Hispanic

93.83%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.