# Munoz (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/munoz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 158,483 |
| US rank (2010) | 168 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,948 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (117,774 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Munoz 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) | 4.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Munoz in Argentina, the United States, Spain, Brazil and Mexico.

## People named Munoz

- Ezequiel Muñoz, Argentine footballer (born 1990)
- Agustín Fernando Muñoz, 1st Duke of Riánsares, 1st Duke of Riánsares (1808-1873)
- José Antonio Muñoz, Argentine comic artist
- Cristián Muñoz, Argentine footballer
- Mark Muñoz, American martial artist
- Anthony Muñoz, American football player
- Pam Muñoz Ryan, American writer
- Adriano Munoz, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro, actress (1896–1975)
- Rosita Quintana, Argentine-born Mexican actress, singer and songwriter (1925-2021)

## Similar surnames

Muniz, Munos, Munz, Munk, Mungo, Mims, Means, Manzo, Munguia, Monk, Monaco, Monge.

## 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.