How common is the surname Mesta?

1,243 people in the United States had the surname Mesta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. It ranked 21,119th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Mesta getting more or less common?

More common. 820 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,243 in 2010, up 52%.

The surname Mesta

A surname, carried by 1,243 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mesta is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,243 people named Mesta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 820.

#21,119

rank among US surnames

1,243

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+51.6%

change since 2000 (was #27,646)

Who is named Mesta

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

79% of people named Mesta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Mesta?: 1,243 people in the United States had the surname Mesta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. It ranked 21,119th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mesta?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Mesta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Mesta getting more or less common?: More common. 820 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,243 in 2010, up 52%.