Mendez
See also: Méndez
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Mendez (plural Mendezes)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mendez is the 162nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 161,717 individuals. Mendez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.83%) individuals.
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Méndez from Mendo+-ez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Proper noun edit
Mendez
- a surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic]
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Méndez, from Mendo + -ez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
The name of the municipality in Cavite is shortened from Mendez-Nuñez, named after Casto Méndez Núñez, Spanish commodore.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /menˈdes/, [mɛnˈdɛs]
- Rhymes: -es
- Syllabification: Men‧dez
Proper noun edit
Mendéz (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic]
- Mendez (a municipality of Cavite, Philippines)
- Synonym: Mendez-Nuñez