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    The surname Munoz

    A Spanish surname, carried by 158,483 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M520

    Munoz: #168 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Munoz #168, 158,483 people Munoz: #168 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Munoz #168, 158,483 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Munoz is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    A surname from Spanish.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 158,483 people named Munoz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,948 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 117,774.

    #168
    rank among US surnames
    158,483
    people in 2010
    54
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34.6%
    change since 2000 (was #232)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #159Porter163,0541,894
    #160Hunter162,4401,901
    #161Gordon161,8331,908
    #162Mendez161,7171,909
    #163Silva161,6331,910
    #164Shaw160,4001,925
    #165Snyder160,2621,927

    Who is named Munoz

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

    93% of people named Munoz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Munozs

    10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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, born 1942
    • Cristián Muñoz
      Argentine footballer, born 1977
    • Mark Muñoz
      American martial artist, born 1978
    • Anthony Muñoz
      American football player, born 1958
    • Pam Muñoz Ryan
      American writer, born 1951
    • Adriano Munoz
      Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1978
    • Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro
      Actress (1896–1975)
    • Rosita Quintana
      Argentine-born Mexican actress, singer and songwriter (1925-2021)

    Notable Munozs come mostly from Argentina (3), the United States (3) and Spain (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Munoz

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

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Munoz come from?
    Munoz is Spanish in origin.
    How common is the surname Munoz?
    158,483 people in the United States had the surname Munoz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,948 Americans. It ranked 168th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Munoz?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Munoz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Munoz?
    Ezequiel Muñoz, Argentine footballer (born 1990), followed by Agustín Fernando Muñoz, 1st Duke of Riánsares.
    Where is the surname Munoz most common?
    Wikidata records people named Munoz in Argentina, the United States and Spain and 2 other countries.
    Is the surname Munoz getting more or less common?
    More common. 117,774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 158,483 in 2010, up 35%.