The surname Menchaca
A surname, carried by 8,169 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex M522
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 8,169 people named Menchaca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,795 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,618.
#4,345
rank among US surnames
8,169
people in 2010
2.8
per 100,000 Americans
+23.4%
change since 2000 (was #4,872)
Who is named Menchaca
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Menchaca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
- White (not Hispanic) 7.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
- Two or more races 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Questions
- How common is the surname Menchaca?
- 8,169 people in the United States had the surname Menchaca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,795 Americans. It ranked 4,345th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Menchaca?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Menchaca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Menchaca getting more or less common?
- More common. 6,618 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,169 in 2010, up 23%.