How common is the surname Meneses?

8,548 people in the United States had the surname Meneses in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,119 Americans. It ranked 4,143rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Meneses?

Alex Meneses, American actress, followed by Antônio Meneses.

Where is the surname Meneses most common?

Wikidata records people named Meneses in the United States, Switzerland and Brazil.

Is the surname Meneses getting more or less common?

More common. 5,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,548 in 2010, up 50%.

The surname Meneses

A Spanish surname, carried by 8,548 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meneses is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Meneses. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia and Mexico.

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 8,548 people named Meneses in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,119 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,695.

#4,143

rank among US surnames

8,548

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+50.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,593)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,134	Moncada	8,574	36,010
#4,135	Chavira	8,573	36,014
#4,138	Welker	8,566	36,043
#4,139	Teran	8,557	36,081
#4,140	Gainey	8,556	36,085
#4,141	Heinrich	8,552	36,102
#4,142	Vetter	8,550	36,111

Who is named Meneses

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

72% of people named Meneses identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 72%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Menesess

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Meneses
American actress, born 1965
Antônio Meneses
Brazilian cellist (1957–2024)
Jorge Ben
Brazilian recording artist, musician, songwriter, born 1939

Notable Menesess come mostly from the United States (1), Switzerland (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meneses

Meneses has the Soundex code M522, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M522.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Meneses come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Meneses. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia and Mexico.
How common is the surname Meneses?: 8,548 people in the United States had the surname Meneses in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,119 Americans. It ranked 4,143rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meneses?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Meneses identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Meneses?: Alex Meneses, American actress, followed by Antônio Meneses.
Where is the surname Meneses most common?: Wikidata records people named Meneses in the United States, Switzerland and Brazil.
Is the surname Meneses getting more or less common?: More common. 5,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,548 in 2010, up 50%.