The Mendiola surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,752 people carried this name — #3,337 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,400 people counted. That is up 35% from 7,980 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Mendiola surname

A surname of Basque origin.

Borrowed from Spanish Mendiola, from Basque Mendiola (literally “mountain hut”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mendiola» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 701 people named Mendiola 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 492
City of Buenos Aires 103
Santa Fe 46
Chubut 20
Formosa 19
Tierra del Fuego 11
Entre Ríos 10

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 23 people named Mendiola.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Saône-et-Loire 7
French Polynesia 4
Rhône 2
Paris 2
Yvelines 1

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

In print

Mendiola in American newspapers,
1897–1925.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Mendiola
New-york Tribune 1897-06-06
Newspaper page from Elmore County Republican carrying the name Mendiola
Elmore County Republican 1915-08-14
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Mendiola
The Washington Times 1925-11-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,144 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mendiola in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1940s.

42 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mendiola. The most, 29, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mendiola.

Who carried it

People named Mendiola,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Eva Mendiola d. 1980 · photographer
  • Juanes Mendiola Yriondo 1656–
  • Mariano Mendiola 1769–1823 · lawyer
  • Mariano Mendiola 1769–1823 · lawyer
  • Mariano Mendiola 1769–1823 · lawyer
  • Enrique Mendiola 1859–1914 · pedagogue

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mendiola,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States279 records

279 records of the Mendiola name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 180
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 53
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 41
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ricardo Mendiola

    Born 1949; from San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Delfino Mendiola

    Born 1926 in Texas. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Sam Houston; waiter from Webb County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Francesco Mendiola

    Arrived at New York in 1905 aboard the Citta di Milano from Genoa and Naples, aged 32; peasant. From Vieste, Foggia, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 279 records for Mendiola in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France9 records

9 records of the Mendiola name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Suzanne Marie Mendiola

    Born 1909 in Paris; died 1996 in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Guy Raymond Mendiola

    Born 1922 in Champforgeuil; died 1996 in Chagny (Saône-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Catherine Mendiola

    Born 1914 in Spain; died 2001 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Mendiola in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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