Mendonça

Mendonça () is a Portuguese and Galician surname of Basque origin. It sometimes appears as the anglicized forms Mendonca or Mendonsa. The Spanish variant is Mendoza. The name has been often linked with royalty. The name may refer to:

==General== Mendonça Filho (born 1966), Brazilian company administrator and politician Ana de Mendonça (1460–1542), Portuguese mistress of King John II of Portugal André Mendonça (born 1972), Brazilian attorney, Presbyterian pastor and politician Carla Mendonça (born 1961), English actress Clare Mendonça (1910–1953), Indian journalist Cristóvão de Mendonça (1475–1532), Portuguese explorer Duda Mendonça (1944–2021), Brazilian public relations specialist Eneida A. Mendonça, Brazilian-born physician-scientist / biomedical informatician Francisco de Ascensão Mendonça (1889–1982), Portuguese botanist Gaelyn Mendonca, Indian actress Gilbert Mendonca (1952–2025), Indian politician Gilberto Mendonça Teles (born 1931), Brazilian writer Grace Mendonça (born 1968), Brazilian lawyer and university professor Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (1856–1939), Portuguese poet, playwright and naval officer Kleber Mendonça Filho (born 1968), Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer , Brazilian Senator and businessman Leroy A. Mendonca (1932–1951), United States Army posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for action in Korea Maria Luísa Mendonça (born 1970), Brazilian actress Mauro Mendonça (born 1931), Brazilian actor Mauro Mendonça Filho (born 1965), Brazilian television director Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1804–1875), Portuguese prime minister Stacey Mendonca, New Zealand quantity surveyor