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    The surname Menzies

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 2,064 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɪŋɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex M522

    Menzies: #14,468 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Menzies #14,468, 2,064 people Menzies: #14,468 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Menzies #14,468, 2,064 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Menzies is more common than 91.1% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    From Early Scots Menȝies, from Scottish Gaelic Mèinnearach, from Anglo-Norman Mesnières.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,064 people named Menzies in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,586 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,046.

    #14,468
    rank among US surnames
    2,064
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #13,609)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,465Banes2,065149,514
    #14,468Flavin2,064149,586
    #14,474O'Hanlon2,063149,659

    Who is named Menzies

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

    74% of people named Menzies identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 74%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Menziess

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert Menzies
      Australian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (1894-1978)
    • William Cameron Menzies
      American film production designer and art director (1896-1957)
    • Peter Menzies
      Australian cinematographer, born 2000

    Notable Menziess come mostly from Australia (2) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Minges

    Surnames that sound like Menzies

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

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Menzies come from?
    From Early Scots Menȝies, from Scottish Gaelic Mèinnearach, from Anglo-Norman Mesnières.
    How common is the surname Menzies?
    2,064 people in the United States had the surname Menzies in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,586 Americans. It ranked 14,468th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Menzies?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Menzies identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Menzies?
    Robert Menzies, Australian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (1894-1978), followed by William Cameron Menzies.
    Where is the surname Menzies most common?
    Wikidata records people named Menzies in Australia and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Menzies?
    Menzies is /ˈmɪŋɪs/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Menzies getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,046 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,064 in 2010, up 0.9%.
    What are other spellings of Menzies?
    Minges.