Melendes

== English == === Etymology === Variant of Melendez. === Proper noun === Melendes (plural Melendeses) A surname from Spanish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Melendes is the 39052nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Melendes is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.13%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Melendes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 569.