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

Muñuz, 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 Muñuz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Muñuz in America

Muñuz is the 66754th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Muñuz surname appeared 296 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 Muñuz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Muñuz 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 Muñuz

The surname Munuz is of Spanish origin, and its earliest recorded use dates back to the 11th century in the Iberian Peninsula. The name is derived from the medieval Spanish word "muño," which means "boundary" or "boundary marker." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a boundary or border.

In the 12th century, there are records of the name Munuz appearing in various medieval Spanish manuscripts, such as the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century collection of texts related to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. One notable mention is Rodrigo Munuz, a nobleman from the kingdom of León who lived during the reign of Alfonso VII (1105-1157).

The name Munuz is also closely associated with the town of Muñoz, located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. This town's name is believed to be derived from the same root as the surname, suggesting that it may have been a place where early bearers of the name resided or held land.

In the 13th century, the name Munuz appeared in the Libro de la Montería, a hunting treatise written by King Alfonso XI of Castile (1311-1350), which mentions several individuals with the surname Munuz who were involved in hunting activities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Munuz is that of Rodrigo Munuz de Guzmán, a Spanish nobleman who lived in the 12th century and was the founder of the powerful House of Guzmán, which played a significant role in the Reconquista and the subsequent colonization of the Americas.

Other notable individuals with the surname Munuz throughout history include:

1. Andrés Munuz (fl. 16th century), a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Guatemala.
2. Juan Munuz de Salazar (1547-1612), a Spanish explorer and founder of the city of Saltillo in present-day Mexico.
3. María Munuz de Ayala (1556-1628), a Spanish mystic and writer from Vitoria, Spain.
4. Francisco Munuz de Quesada (1509-1579), a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the Spanish conquest of the Muisca Confederation (present-day Colombia).
5. Juan Munuz de Avendaño (1625-1688), a Spanish playwright and poet from Madrid.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Muñuz

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

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

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