# Medal (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/medal/  
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 [in turn from Galician].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 520 |
| US rank (2010) | 41,799 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 593,741 people |
| Change since 2000 | +24% (421 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Medal, itself a surname of Galician origin. This surname is predominantly found in Nicaragua.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Medal 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) | 22% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 76% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Similar surnames

Medley, Medel, Madewell, Motley, Matula, Mittal, Mattila, Mottola, Mattioli.

## 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.