How common is the surname Menges?

1,837 people in the United States had the surname Menges in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,071 Americans. It ranked 15,845th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Menges?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Menges identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Menges?

Chris Menges, British cinematographer and film director, followed by Emily Menges.

Where is the surname Menges most common?

Wikidata records people named Menges in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Menges getting more or less common?

More common. 1,758 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,837 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Menges

A surname, carried by 1,837 people in the United States.

2 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). Menges is more common than 90.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,837 people named Menges in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,071 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,758.

#15,845

rank among US surnames

1,837

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,348)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,845	Rizk	1,837	168,071
#15,854	Perezlopez	1,836	168,162

Who is named Menges

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

94% of people named Menges identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mengess

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Menges
British cinematographer and film director, born 1940
Emily Menges
American soccer player, born 1992
Louis Menges
American soccer player (1888-1969)

Notable Mengess come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Menges

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

Questions

How common is the surname Menges?: 1,837 people in the United States had the surname Menges in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,071 Americans. It ranked 15,845th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Menges?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Menges identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Menges?: Chris Menges, British cinematographer and film director, followed by Emily Menges.
Where is the surname Menges most common?: Wikidata records people named Menges in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Menges getting more or less common?: More common. 1,758 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,837 in 2010, up 4.5%.