# Muniz (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/muniz/  
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 | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 30,695 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,147 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,058 people |
| Change since 2000 | +27% (24,203 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Spanish, Galician, Asturian, and Leonese surname, patronymic from Muño, from the name of a hill in Spain, from Latin monere. In Brazil this is found as a variant of the related Moniz.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Muniz 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) | 8.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 90% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Muniz in the United States, Brazil and Australia.

## People named Muniz

- Frankie Muniz, American actor (born 1985)
- Vik Muniz, Brazilian photographer and sculptor (born 1961)
- Rodrigo Muniz, Brazilian association football player
- Agenor Muniz, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Jennifer Lopez, American singer and actress (born 1969)
- Marc Anthony, American singer (born 1968)

## Similar surnames

Munoz, Moniz, Munz, Muncie, Munguia, Munk, Mungia, Mims, Means, Manzo, Monk, Monaco.

## 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.