The Menez surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 539 people carried this name — #40,554 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 40% from 384 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,300 people named Menez.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Finistère.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 78 people named Menez 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 Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Menez live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Menez,
with a public archive behind them.
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François Ménez 1887–1945 · writer
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Yann Menez 1943–2018 · writer
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André Menez 1943–2008 · biologist
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Bernard Menez 1944– · screenwriter
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Jean-Yves Menez 1953–2016 · sculptor
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Yves Menez 1960– · curator
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Menez.
- Mene 148 · U.S. census
- Meneghetti 129 · U.S. census
- Meneghin 125 · U.S. census
- Meneghini 211 · U.S. census
- Menendez 11,609 · U.S. census
- Menes 445 · U.S. census
- Meng 5,729 · U.S. census
- Mengel 2,271 · U.S. census
- Menges 1,837 · U.S. census
- Menghini 365 · U.S. census
- Menichetti 100 · U.S. census
- Menichini 132 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Menez is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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