# Medina (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/medina/  
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) | 188,497 |
| US rank (2010) | 133 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,638 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (139,353 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Madinah |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Medina.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Medina 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) | 5.7% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 91% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Medina in Argentina, the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Angola and Bolivia.

## People named Medina

- Ramón Medina Bello, Argentine association football player
- Facundo Medina, Argentinian association football player
- Patricia Medina, British actress (1919–2012)
- Cristian Medina, Argentine association football player
- Nicolás Medina, Argentine footballer
- Gabriel Medina, Brazilian surfer
- Ricardo Medina, Jr., American actor
- Chris Medina, American singer
- Maria do Carmo Medina, Angolan judge (1925-2014)
- Diego Medina, Bolivian footballer

## Similar surnames

Madani, Madden, Matheny, Mouton, Matney, Moten, Moton, Maiden, Metheny, Mitton, Matheney, Madonna.

## 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.