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    The surname Mendy

    A surname, carried by 312 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M530

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mendy is more common than 60.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 312 people named Mendy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 989,569 Americans. That is up 78% since 2000, when the Census counted 175.

    #63,873
    rank among US surnames
    312
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +78.3%
    change since 2000 (was #96,480)

    Who is named Mendy

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

    66% of people named Mendy identified as Black (not Hispanic), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 66%
    • White (not Hispanic) 25%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Mendys

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ignacio Mendy
      Argentine rugby union player, born 2000
    • Alexandre Mendy
      Bissao-Guinean, Senegalese and French association football player, born 1994
    • Adolphe Mendy
      Association football player, born 1960
    • Formose Mendy
      Bissau-Guinean association football player, born 1989

    Notable Mendys come mostly from Argentina (1), France (1) and Senegal (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mendy

    Mendy has the Soundex code M530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M530.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Mendy?
    312 people in the United States had the surname Mendy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 989,569 Americans. It ranked 63,873rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mendy?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Mendy identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mendy?
    Ignacio Mendy, Argentine rugby union player, followed by Alexandre Mendy.
    Where is the surname Mendy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mendy in Argentina, France and Senegal and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Mendy getting more or less common?
    More common. 175 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 312 in 2010, up 78%.