How common is the last name Medina?

186,456 people in the United States have the last name Medina, about 1 in 1,603. It ranks #132 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MEDINA

#132

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
186,456
About
1 in 1,603
This common or more
18.9%
Who bears it

Of the 186,456 people with the last name Medina, 90.4% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% as White and 2.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Medina

#130 Castro · 187,649#131 Herrera · 186,848#133 Hayes · 186,445#134 Fernandez · 185,352

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Medina, most common first.

#46,548 Medin · 493#49,411 Medine · 460#54,873 Meduna · 405#74,428 Medino · 280#99,694 Medena · 194

Also a first name

As a first name, Medina ranks #7,041 of 53,615, with 2,208 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 60 births. See Medina as a first name

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