MENDEZ Surname Meaning & Origin:
Mendez is the 39th most common Hispanic surname.
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Famous People with the Surname MENDEZ::
- Fernando Lugo Méndez - a former Catholic Bishop and the current President of Paraguay
- Eva Mendes - American actress and international spokeswoman for Revlon Cosmetics
Genealogy Resources for the Surname MENDEZ:
50 Common Hispanic Surnames & Their Meanings
Garcia, Martinez, Rodriguez, Lopez, Hernandez... Are you one of the millions of people sporting one of these top 50 common Hispanic last names?
MENDEZ Family Genealogy Forum
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FamilySearch - MENDEZ Genealogy
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MENDEZ Surname & Family Mailing Lists
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Cousin Connect - MENDEZ Genealogy Queries
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References: Surname Meanings & Origins
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.
Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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