How common is the last name Melendez?

58,520 people in the United States have the last name Melendez, about 1 in 5,108. It ranks #565 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MELENDEZ

#565

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
58,520
About
1 in 5,108
This common or more
33.3%
Who bears it

Of the 58,520 people with the last name Melendez, 92.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% as White and 1.1% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Melendez

#563 Petersen · 58,885#564 Cain · 58,521#566 Brock · 58,368#566 Trevino · 58,368

Spelled almost the same

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

#7,092 Melendrez · 4,548#24,236 Melander · 1,077#32,101 Melendy · 770#40,323 Melendres · 586#52,367 Melendes · 428#107,521 Melindez · 176

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