The Menis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 181 people carried this name — #99,845 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 2% from 184 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 138 people named Menis.
37 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 126 people named Menis 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.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Menis live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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.
Who carried it
People named Menis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Argentina Menis 1948–2023 · athletics competitor -
Gian Carlo Menis 1927–2022 · historian
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Gian Carlo Menis 1927–2022 · historian
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Menis.
- Menghini 365 · U.S. census
- Menichetti 100 · U.S. census
- Menichini 132 · U.S. census
- Menicucci 271 · U.S. census
- Menier 253 · U.S. census
- Menin 146 · U.S. census
- Menn 500 · U.S. census
- Menne 1,051 · U.S. census
- Mennel 215 · U.S. census
- Mennella 736 · U.S. census
- Menon 2,938 · U.S. census
- Menotti 283 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Menis is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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