Menjívar
A Central American surname of Spanish-language form, probably built from a place-name or regional family name rather than a common occupation or nickname.
The #4,116 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 35,809 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Menjívar is a Spanish-language surname, most common in Central America, especially El Salvador. Its ending and structure suggest a locational or hereditary family-name origin, but the exact root is not firmly established in standard English-language surname references. It is likely tied to a place-name or to an older family line that took its name from a locality in the Spanish-speaking world.
History
The surname is strongly associated with Salvadoran families and is well represented in diaspora communities in the United States. In modern usage it is usually written without the accent in English contexts, though Menjívar is the conventional Spanish form. Because the name is relatively uncommon outside Central America, its deeper historical trail is less documented in general surname dictionaries than many Iberian names.
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Fun fact
In U.S. records the name is often simplified to Menjivar, but Spanish-language usage commonly preserves the accent as Menjívar.