# Mendes (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mendes/  
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 Portuguese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,162 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,514 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 30,382 people |
| Change since 2000 | +27% (8,034 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Mendes.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mendes 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) | 56% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 24% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mendes in Brazil, the United States and Qatar.

## People named Mendes

- Camila Mendes, American actress
- Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian musician (1941–2024)
- Lucas Mendes, Brazilian and Qatari association football player
- Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and environmentalist (1944–1988)
- Thiago Mendes, Brazilian footballer
- Bruno Mendes, Brazilian association football player
- Holneiker Mendes, Brazilian association football player
- Chad Mendes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1985)
- Carlos Mendes, American soccer player (born 1980)
- Daniel Mendes, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian composer, university professor and researcher (1922–2016)
- Douglas Mendes, Brazilian footballer

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Mendoza, Mendez, Mendosa, Mentzer, Montgomery, Montes, Montague, Montez, Mandujano, Mintz, Montesdeoca, Mounts.

## 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.