How common is the surname Menjivar?

8,622 people in the United States had the surname Menjivar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,809 Americans. It ranked 4,116th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Menjivar getting more or less common?

More common. 4,819 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,622 in 2010, up 79%.

The surname Menjivar

A surname, carried by 8,622 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M521

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Menjivar is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,622 people named Menjivar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,809 Americans. That is up 79% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,819.

#4,116

rank among US surnames

8,622

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+78.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,496)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,107	Prasad	8,638	35,743
#4,108	Romeo	8,636	35,751
#4,109	Lightfoot	8,634	35,759
#4,110	Sells	8,633	35,763
#4,111	Merrick	8,629	35,780
#4,113	Kaye	8,627	35,788
#4,114	Tijerina	8,626	35,792

Who is named Menjivar

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

97% of people named Menjivar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 97%
White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Menjivar?: 8,622 people in the United States had the surname Menjivar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,809 Americans. It ranked 4,116th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Menjivar?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Menjivar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Menjivar getting more or less common?: More common. 4,819 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,622 in 2010, up 79%.