# Mendoza (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mendoza/  
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 Spanish [in turn from Basque].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 242,771 |
| US rank (2010) | 88 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,272 people |
| Change since 2000 | +44% (168,567 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɛnˈdoʊzə/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mendoza 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) | 4.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 90% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mendoza in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain, Australia, Argentina, Andorra and Chile.

## People named Mendoza

- Daniel Mendoza, British boxer
- Natalie Mendoza, Australian actress and singer
- Marco Mendoza, American bassist
- Jessica Mendoza, American sports broadcaster and former softball player
- Susana Mendoza, American politician in Illinois (born 1972)
- Mark Mendoza, American bassist
- Vince Mendoza, American composer
- Fernando Mendoza, American football quarterback (born 2003)
- Javier Mendoza, Argentinian association football player
- Mario Mendoza, baseball player
- Ruben Mendoza, American soccer player-coach (1931-2010)
- Vanessa Mendoza Cortés, Andorran activist

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Mendez, Mendes, Mendosa, Mendizabal, 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.