# Mecca (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mecca/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,762 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,349 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 175,224 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.7% (1,792 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɛkə/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Macca, Makka, Makkah, Mekka |

## Etymology

From Arabic مَكَّة (makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mecca in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Similar surnames

McCay, McCaw, McCaa, Meza, Mesa, Meck, Moccia, McCoy, Mejia, Moss, McGee, Mack.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.