Find out how popular the last name Mendez Lopez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Mendez Lopez.

Mendez Lopez, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Mendez Lopez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mendez Lopez in America

Mendez Lopez is the 56836th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mendez Lopez surname appeared 359 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Mendez Lopez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mendez Lopez to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mendez Lopez

The surname MENDEZLOPEZ originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is a double-barrelled surname, combining the two surnames MENDEZ and LOPEZ. The first component, MENDEZ, is derived from the Spanish given name Mendo, which itself is believed to have originated from the Germanic name Ermendus or Ermundus. The second component, LOPEZ, is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Lope," with Lope being a Spanish form of the Germanic name Lupus, meaning "wolf."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname MENDEZLOPEZ can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a medieval document detailing the distribution of land and properties in Seville after its reconquest from the Moors in 1248. This document mentions a certain Fernan Mendez Lopez, who received properties in the Barrio de Castellanos district of Seville.

In the 14th century, there are records of a prominent family with the surname MENDEZLOPEZ residing in the town of Écija, near Seville. This family held significant landholdings and played an important role in the local governance of the region. One notable member was Alonso Mendez Lopez, who served as the alcalde (mayor) of Écija in the 1370s.

During the 15th century, the MENDEZLOPEZ surname gained prominence in the region of Extremadura, particularly in the town of Trujillo. Here, the family was involved in the wool trade and held influential positions within the local government. Juan Mendez Lopez, born in 1432, was a respected merchant and served as a regidor (councilman) of Trujillo for several years.

In the 16th century, a branch of the MENDEZLOPEZ family settled in the Spanish colonies of the Americas, particularly in Mexico and Peru. One notable figure was Diego Mendez Lopez, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s. Another was Alonso Mendez Lopez, a soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the MENDEZLOPEZ surname spread to various regions of the Americas, and several individuals bearing this name achieved notable positions. For example, in the 17th century, Pedro Mendez Lopez served as the governor of the Spanish colony of Florida from 1663 to 1670.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mendez Lopez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mendez Lopez.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Mendez Lopez was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mendez Lopez has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Mendez Lopez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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