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The Medina surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 188,497 people carried this name — #133 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,560 people counted. That is up 35% from 139,353 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 192,671 people named Medina live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 74,792
Tucumán 24,355
Santa Fe 13,020
Córdoba 10,278
City of Buenos Aires 9,431
Chaco 9,146
Santiago del Estero 7,282
Corrientes 7,161

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,088 people named Medina.

Most of them — 622 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 58 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 622
Hauts-de-Seine 75
Paris 41
Rhône 30
Guadeloupe 25
Hérault 23
Vosges 22
Bouches-du-Rhône 21
Haute-Garonne 16

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

658 people named Medina live in Switzerland.

They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 147
Vaud 105
Geneva 102
Bern 50
Lucerne 37
Fribourg 28
Aargau 27
Valais 26

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

169 people named Medina are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 149
Finland (2026) 20

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Medina in American newspapers,
1902–1926.

Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Medina
The Bozeman Courier 1926-02-05
Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Medina
Le Messager 1902-08-01
Newspaper page from The Roundup Record carrying the name Medina
The Roundup Record 1909-07-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 131,008 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Medina,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bartolomé de Medina
    Bartolomé de Medina 1497–1585 · merchant
  • Maestro Francisco de Medina
    Maestro Francisco de Medina 1544–1615 · writer
  • John Baptist Medina
    John Baptist Medina 1659–1710 · illustrator
  • Cipriano de Medina y Vega
    Cipriano de Medina y Vega 1664– · university teacher
  • Maria Viganò
    Maria Viganò 1769–1821 · actor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 215 lives in all are documented under this name.

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