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The Mendoza surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 242,771 people carried this name — #88 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,220 people counted. That is up 44% from 168,567 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 96,470 people named Mendoza 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.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 34,587
Santa Fe 11,128
City of Buenos Aires 7,278
Salta 4,884
Chaco 4,232
Córdoba 4,000
Jujuy 3,689
Formosa 3,630

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

470 people named Mendoza live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 129
Geneva 95
Vaud 65
Bern 44
Aargau 20
Basel-Stadt 15
Thurgau 14
Neuchâtel 13

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 274 people named Mendoza.

107 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Rhône.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 107
Rhône 25
Hérault 22
Aude 20
Yonne 13
Marne 13
Isère 11
Hauts-de-Seine 8
Gironde 8

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

In print

Mendoza in American newspapers,
1818–1962.

Newspaper page from Kentucky Gazette carrying the name Mendoza
Kentucky Gazette 1818-09-11
Newspaper page from Westliche BläTter carrying the name Mendoza
Westliche BläTter 1866-10-07
Newspaper page from Yorkville Enquirer carrying the name Mendoza
Yorkville Enquirer 1871-03-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,868 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Mendoza,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pedro de Mendoza
    Pedro de Mendoza 1487–1537 · military personnel
  • Antonio de Mendoza
    Antonio de Mendoza 1490–1552 · politician
  • Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla
    Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla 1508–1566 · bishop
  • Daniel Mendoza
    Daniel Mendoza 1764–1836 · boxer
  • Cristóbal de Mendoza
    Cristóbal de Mendoza 1772–1829 · lawyer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 183 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Mendoza.

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