How common is the surname Melendez?

56,230 people in the United States had the surname Melendez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,491 Americans. It ranked 603rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Melendez?

Bill Melendez, American animator, voice actor, film director and producer (1916-2008), followed by Gilbert Melendez.

Where is the surname Melendez most common?

Wikidata records people named Melendez in Mexico and the United States.

Is the surname Melendez getting more or less common?

More common. 42,139 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 56,230 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Melendez

A surname, carried by 56,230 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melendez is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 56,230 people named Melendez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,491 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 42,139.

#603

rank among US surnames

56,230

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+33.4%

change since 2000 (was #744)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#594	Morrow	56,840	5,432
#595	Clayton	56,638	5,451
#596	Whitaker	56,616	5,453
#597	Decker	56,576	5,457
#598	Yoder	56,410	5,473
#599	Collier	56,380	5,476
#600	Zuniga	56,347	5,479

Who is named Melendez

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

93% of people named Melendez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Two or more races 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Melendezs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Melendez
American animator, voice actor, film director and producer (1916-2008)
Gilbert Melendez
American mixed martial artist, born 1982

Notable Melendezs come mostly from Mexico (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Melendes

Surnames that sound like Melendez

Melendez has the Soundex code M453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M453.

Questions

How common is the surname Melendez?: 56,230 people in the United States had the surname Melendez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,491 Americans. It ranked 603rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Melendez?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Melendez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Melendez?: Bill Melendez, American animator, voice actor, film director and producer (1916-2008), followed by Gilbert Melendez.
Where is the surname Melendez most common?: Wikidata records people named Melendez in Mexico and the United States.
Is the surname Melendez getting more or less common?: More common. 42,139 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 56,230 in 2010, up 33%.
What are other spellings of Melendez?: Melendes.