How common is the surname Muniz?

30,695 people in the United States had the surname Muniz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,058 Americans. It ranked 1,147th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Muniz?

Frankie Muniz, American actor (born 1985), followed by Vik Muniz.

Where is the surname Muniz most common?

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

Is the surname Muniz getting more or less common?

More common. 24,203 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,695 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Muniz

A patronymic surname, carried by 30,695 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Muniz is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

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.

Muniz is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 30,695 people named Muniz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,058 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,203.

#1,147

rank among US surnames

30,695

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+26.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,340)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,138	Castellanos	30,859	10,005
#1,139	Tillman	30,825	10,016
#1,140	Alford	30,771	10,034
#1,141	McLeod	30,769	10,034
#1,143	Mackey	30,749	10,041
#1,144	Dodd	30,732	10,046
#1,145	Emerson	30,702	10,056

Who is named Muniz

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

90% of people named Muniz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Munizs

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frankie Muniz
American actor (born 1985)
Vik Muniz
Brazilian photographer and sculptor (born 1961)
Rodrigo Muniz
Brazilian association football player, born 2001
Agenor Muniz
Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1949
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
Marc Anthony
American singer (born 1968)

Notable Munizs come mostly from the United States (3), Brazil (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Muniz

Muniz has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Questions

Where does the surname Muniz come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Muniz?: 30,695 people in the United States had the surname Muniz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,058 Americans. It ranked 1,147th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Muniz?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Muniz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Muniz?: Frankie Muniz, American actor (born 1985), followed by Vik Muniz.
Where is the surname Muniz most common?: Wikidata records people named Muniz in the United States, Brazil and Australia.
What type of surname is Muniz?: Muniz is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Muniz getting more or less common?: More common. 24,203 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,695 in 2010, up 27%.