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    The surname Mendoza

    A Spanish surname, the 88th most common in the United States.

    Pronounced /mɛnˈdoʊzə/ 3 syllables Soundex M532

    Mendoza: #88 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mendoza #88, 242,771 people Mendoza: #88 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Mendoza #88, 242,771 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mendoza is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza.

    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 242,771 people named Mendoza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,272 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 168,567.

    #88
    rank among US surnames
    242,771
    people in 2010
    82
    per 100,000 Americans
    +44%
    change since 2000 (was #134)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #79Ward260,4641,185
    #80Richardson259,7981,188
    #81Watson252,5791,222
    #82Brooks251,6631,227
    #83Chavez250,8981,231
    #84Wood250,7151,231
    #85James249,3791,238

    Who is named Mendoza

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

    90% of people named Mendoza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.9%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.1%
    • Two or more races 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Mendozas

    13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Daniel Mendoza
      British boxer, 1764–1836
    • Natalie Mendoza
      Australian actress and singer, born 1978
    • Marco Mendoza
      American bassist, born 1963
    • Jessica Mendoza
      American sports broadcaster and former softball player, born 1980
    • Susana Mendoza
      American politician in Illinois (born 1972)
    • Mark Mendoza
      American bassist, born 1955
    • Vince Mendoza
      American composer, born 1961
    • Fernando Mendoza
      American football quarterback (born 2003)
    • Javier Mendoza
      Argentinian association football player, born 1992
    • Mario Mendoza
      Baseball player, born 1950
    • Ruben Mendoza
      American soccer player-coach (1931-2010)
    • Vanessa Mendoza Cortés
      Andorran activist, born 1980

    Notable Mendozas come mostly from the United States (8), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mendoza

    Mendoza 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 Mendoza come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza.
    How common is the surname Mendoza?
    242,771 people in the United States had the surname Mendoza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,272 Americans. It ranked 88th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mendoza?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Mendoza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Mendoza?
    Daniel Mendoza, British boxer, followed by Natalie Mendoza.
    Where is the surname Mendoza most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mendoza in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Australia and 3 other countries.
    How do you pronounce Mendoza?
    Mendoza is /mɛnˈdoʊzə/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Mendoza getting more or less common?
    More common. 168,567 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 242,771 in 2010, up 44%.