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Mendez Surname Origin
(Galician) : patronymic from the personal name Mendo - son of Mendo, a shortened form of Menendo which means wisdom and knowledge.
Source: American Surnames. ; Smith, Elsdon C; Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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