MENDOZA Surname Meaning & Origin:
Mendoza is the 32nd most common Hispanic surname.
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Famous People with the Surname MENDOZA::
- Antonio de Mendoza - first viceroy of New Spain, 1535-1550 and third viceroy of Peru, 1551-1552
- Cristóbal Mendoza - first president of Venezuela, 1811-1812
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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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