Menez

See also: menez

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

Variant spelling of Spanish Menes, mainly found in the Philippines.
Borrowed from French Menez or Ménez, a topographic surname from Breton menez (“mountain”).

Proper noun

Menez (plural Menezes)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Menez is the 40554^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 539 individuals. Menez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (60.3%), Asian/Pacific Islander (22.45%) and White (12.99%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Menez”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 574.

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