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    The surname Mendizabal

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,177 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M532

    Mendizabal: #22,026 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mendizabal #22,026, 1,177 people Mendizabal: #22,026 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mendizabal #22,026, 1,177 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mendizabal is more common than 86.4% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Mendizábal, from Basque mendi (“mountain”) + zabal (“wide, ample”).

    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 1,177 people named Mendizabal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 886.

    #22,026
    rank among US surnames
    1,177
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +32.8%
    change since 2000 (was #26,016)

    Who is named Mendizabal

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

    89% of people named Mendizabal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Mendizabals

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rosendo Mendizábal
      Argentine musician (1868–1913)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mendizabal

    Mendizabal has the Soundex code M532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M532.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mendizabal come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Mendizábal, from Basque mendi (“mountain”) + zabal (“wide, ample”).
    How common is the surname Mendizabal?
    1,177 people in the United States had the surname Mendizabal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. It ranked 22,026th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mendizabal?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Mendizabal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mendizabal?
    Rosendo Mendizábal, Argentine musician (1868–1913).
    Where is the surname Mendizabal most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mendizabal in Argentina.
    Is the surname Mendizabal getting more or less common?
    More common. 886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,177 in 2010, up 33%.