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

Mendoza Martine, 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 Mendoza Martine surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mendoza Martine in America

Mendoza Martine is the 86314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mendoza Martine surname appeared 216 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 Mendoza Martine.

The history of the last name Mendoza Martine

The surname MENDOZAMARTINE is believed to have its origins in Spain, tracing back to the 15th century. It is derived from a combination of the Spanish surnames Mendoza and Martinez, both of which have deep historical roots in the Iberian Peninsula.

Mendoza is a toponymic surname derived from the town of Mendoza in the province of Álava, Basque Country. This place name is thought to originate from the Basque words "mendi" meaning mountain and "ozar" meaning upright or sturdy, referring to the mountainous terrain of the region.

Martinez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Martin, which itself comes from the Roman name Martinus, meaning "of Mars" or "devoted to Mars," the ancient Roman god of war.

The blending of these two surnames into MENDOZAMARTINE may have occurred as a result of marriage between individuals from the respective Mendoza and Martinez families, a common practice in the past when surnames were consolidated.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MENDOZAMARTINE name can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a Diego MENDOZAMARTINE is mentioned in a document dated 1487, during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs.

Another notable figure bearing this surname was Juan MENDOZAMARTINE, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. He later settled in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (modern-day Haiti and Dominican Republic) and is credited with establishing one of the first Spanish settlements there.

In the 16th century, a prominent military leader named Rodrigo MENDOZAMARTINE served under the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V during the Italian Wars against France. He played a key role in the Battle of Pavia in 1525, where the French King Francis I was captured.

The MENDOZAMARTINE name also appears in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, with a María MENDOZAMARTINE being tried for alleged heresy in Toledo in 1572.

Finally, a notable bearer of this surname in more recent history was Simón MENDOZAMARTINE, a Mexican artist and painter born in 1862 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He is renowned for his landscapes and portraiture, and his works are featured in several prestigious art galleries across Mexico.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mendoza Martine

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mendoza Martine.

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 Mendoza Martine 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.

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 Mendoza Martine was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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