Given name & surname · also Spanish

Mendoza

Mendoza is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Basque, and 2 other languages.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Mendoza comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Basque.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mendoza’s family of names

In Greek usage, Mendoza as a surname is a transliteration of Μενδόζα.

Walk Mendoza’s family in the name graph

MendozaΜενδόζαMendozza

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

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Basque

Mendonça

Mendonça is a surname from Basque. It is used in Portuguese.

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Basque

Menaca

Menaca is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque.

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Basque

Mendiola

“mountain hut”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Spanish

Megia

Megia is a surname from Spanish.

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Spanish

Meneses

Meneses is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, and 1 other language.

No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

Basque

Mendizabal

“mountain”

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Breton

Menez

“mountain”

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