How common is the surname Medina?

188,497 people in the United States had the surname Medina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,638 Americans. It ranked 133rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Medina?

Ramón Medina Bello, Argentine association football player, followed by Facundo Medina.

Where is the surname Medina most common?

Wikidata records people named Medina in Argentina, the United States and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Medina getting more or less common?

More common. 139,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 188,497 in 2010, up 35%.

Is Medina also a first name?

Yes. Medina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Medina

A Spanish surname, carried by 188,497 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M350 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Medina is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Medina.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 188,497 people named Medina in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,638 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 139,353.

#133

rank among US surnames

188,497

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+35.3%

change since 2000 (was #176)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#124	Moreno	196,925	1,568
#125	West	195,818	1,577
#126	Cole	195,289	1,581
#127	Hayes	194,246	1,589
#128	Bryant	192,773	1,602
#129	Herrera	192,711	1,602
#130	Gibson	190,667	1,619

Who is named Medina

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Medina identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
White (not Hispanic) 5.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Two or more races 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Medinas

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ramón Medina Bello
Argentine association football player, born 1966
Facundo Medina
Argentinian association football player, born 1999
Patricia Medina
British actress (1919–2012)
Cristian Medina
Argentine association football player, born 2002
Nicolás Medina
Argentine footballer, born 1982
Gabriel Medina
Brazilian surfer, born 1993
Ricardo Medina, Jr.
American actor, born 1979
Chris Medina
American singer, born 1983
Maria do Carmo Medina
Angolan judge (1925-2014)
Diego Medina
Bolivian footballer, born 2002

Notable Medinas come mostly from Argentina (4), the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Madinah

Surnames that sound like Medina

Madani

Medina has the Soundex code M350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M350.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Medina come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Medina.
How common is the surname Medina?: 188,497 people in the United States had the surname Medina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,638 Americans. It ranked 133rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Medina?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Medina identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Medina?: Ramón Medina Bello, Argentine association football player, followed by Facundo Medina.
Where is the surname Medina most common?: Wikidata records people named Medina in Argentina, the United States and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Medina getting more or less common?: More common. 139,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 188,497 in 2010, up 35%.
What are other spellings of Medina?: Madinah.
Is Medina also a first name?: Yes. Medina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.