Names

Variant of Menéndez.

Portuguese form of Menéndez.

Portuguese form of Menéndez.

Means “son of Mendel”.

Means “son of Mendel”.

Means “son of Mendel”.

Derived from a diminutive of the given name Meino. A famous bearer was Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), a Czech monk and scientist who did experiments in genetics.

Derived from the given name Mendel.

Derived from the given name Mendel.

Possibly an occupational name derived from Polish maczarz meaning “miller”.