How common is the surname Mejia?

104,057 people in the United States had the surname Mejia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,967 Americans. It ranked 300th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mejia?

Jorge María Mejía, Argentine cardinal (1923-2014), followed by Analilia Mejia.

Where is the surname Mejia most common?

Wikidata records people named Mejia in the United States, the Dominican Republic and Argentina.

Is the surname Mejia getting more or less common?

More common. 66,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 104,057 in 2010, up 56%.

The surname Mejia

A Spanish surname, carried by 104,057 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mejia is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Anglicization of Spanish Mejía

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 104,057 people named Mejia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,967 Americans. That is up 56% since 2000, when the Census counted 66,534.

#300

rank among US surnames

104,057

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+56.4%

change since 2000 (was #448)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#291	Little	105,936	2,914
#292	Banks	105,833	2,917
#293	Padilla	105,365	2,930
#294	Day	105,091	2,938
#295	Walsh	105,079	2,938
#296	Bowman	105,007	2,940
#297	Schultz	104,888	2,944

Who is named Mejia

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Mejia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Two or more races 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Mejias

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jorge María Mejía
Argentine cardinal (1923-2014)
Analilia Mejia
American activist and politician, born 1977
Brennan Mejia
Actor, born 1990
Nadia Mejia
American model, born 1995
Erick Mejia
Baseball Player, born 1994
Jenrry Mejía
Baseball player from the Dominican Republic, born 1989

Notable Mejias come mostly from the United States (3), the Dominican Republic (2) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mejia

Mejia has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mejia come from?: Anglicization of Spanish Mejía
How common is the surname Mejia?: 104,057 people in the United States had the surname Mejia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,967 Americans. It ranked 300th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mejia?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mejia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mejia?: Jorge María Mejía, Argentine cardinal (1923-2014), followed by Analilia Mejia.
Where is the surname Mejia most common?: Wikidata records people named Mejia in the United States, the Dominican Republic and Argentina.
Is the surname Mejia getting more or less common?: More common. 66,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 104,057 in 2010, up 56%.