Muniz

English

Etymology

Spanish, Galician, Asturian, and Leonese surname, patronymic from Muño, from the name of a hill in Spain, from Latin monere. In Brazil this is found as a variant of the related Moniz.

Proper noun

Muniz (plural Munizes)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Muniz is the 1147th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30695 individuals. Muniz is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.42%) individuals.
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