Meneses

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Meneses. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia and Mexico.

Proper noun

Meneses (plural Meneseses)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Meneses is the 4143^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8548 individuals. Meneses is most common among Hispanic/Latino (72.05%), White (14.27%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meneses”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 574.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Me‧ne‧ses

Proper noun

Meneses

1. a surname from Spanish

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Menezes (dated)

Proper noun

Meneses m or f by sense

1. a surname

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈneses/ [meˈne.ses]
• Rhymes: -eses
• Syllabification: Me‧ne‧ses

Proper noun

Meneses m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /meˈneses/ [mɛˈn̪ɛː.sɛs]
• Rhymes: -eses
• Syllabification: Me‧ne‧ses

Proper noun

Meneses (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Meneses is the 221^st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 31,514 individuals.