# Maldonado (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/maldonado/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 121,526 |
| US rank (2010) | 249 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,541 people |
| Change since 2000 | +38% (88,016 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Maldonado.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maldonado in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 94% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Maldonado in the United States, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.

## People named Maldonado

- Raul Maldonado, Argentine association football player
- Tomás Maldonado, Argentine painter, graphic designer, teacher (1922-2018)
- Kirstin Maldonado, American singer
- Benjamín Maldonado, Bolivian footballer
- Orlando Maldonado, boxer
- Leiomy Maldonado, American dancer and choreographer
- Alana Maldonado, Brazilian judoka (1995-)
- Abel Maldonado, American politician
- Joe Exotic, American zoo operator, internet personality, and musician
- Richie Ray, American musician

## Similar surnames

Malton, Melton, Milton, Moulton, Mauldin, Muldoon, Molden, Moldenhauer, Miltenberger, Muldowney.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.