How common is the surname Messina?

12,717 people in the United States had the surname Messina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,278 Americans. It ranked 2,833rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Messina?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Messina identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Messina?

Chris Messina, American actor and director, followed by Jim Messina.

Where is the surname Messina most common?

Wikidata records people named Messina in the United States.

How do you pronounce Messina?

Messina is /mɛˈsiːnə/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Messina getting more or less common?

More common. 12,626 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,717 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Messina

An Italian surname, carried by 12,717 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mɛˈsiːnə/ 3 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Messina is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

From Italian Messina. Doublet of Messene.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,717 people named Messina in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,278 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,626.

#2,833

rank among US surnames

12,717

people in 2010

4.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,631)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,824	Main	12,776	24,166
#2,825	Tavares	12,766	24,185
#2,826	Barone	12,758	24,200
#2,828	Rees	12,754	24,208
#2,829	Pedraza	12,748	24,219
#2,830	Crisp	12,741	24,232
#2,831	Gillette	12,724	24,265

Who is named Messina

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

94% of people named Messina identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Messinas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Messina
American actor and director, born 1974
Jim Messina
American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer, born 1947
Jo Dee Messina
American singer-songwriter, born 1970

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Messina come from?: From Italian Messina. Doublet of Messene.
How common is the surname Messina?: 12,717 people in the United States had the surname Messina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,278 Americans. It ranked 2,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Messina?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Messina identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Messina?: Chris Messina, American actor and director, followed by Jim Messina.
Where is the surname Messina most common?: Wikidata records people named Messina in the United States.
How do you pronounce Messina?: Messina is /mɛˈsiːnə/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Messina getting more or less common?: More common. 12,626 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,717 in 2010, up 0.7%.