# Menendez (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/menendez/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,609 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,102 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,595 people |
| Change since 2000 | +28% (9,045 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈnɛndɛz/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish Menéndez.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Menendez 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) | 12% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 86% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Menendez in Argentina and the United States.

## People named Menendez

- Bob Menendez, American lawyer and politician (born 1954)
- Norberto Menéndez, Argentine footballer (1936-1994)
- Mario Benjamín Menéndez, Argentinian military officer (1930-2015)
- Jonathan Diego Menéndez, Argentine footballer
- Milagros Menéndez, Argentinian association football player (1997-)
- Rob Menendez, American lawyer and politician (born 1985)
- Cristian Menéndez, Argentine footballer
- Luciano Benjamín Menéndez, Argentine general (1927–2018)

## Similar surnames

Minamoto.

## 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.