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    The surname Mestre

    A surname, carried by 1,187 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M236

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mestre is more common than 86.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,187 people named Mestre in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 958.

    #21,878
    rank among US surnames
    1,187
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +23.9%
    change since 2000 (was #24,471)

    Who is named Mestre

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

    81% of people named Mestre identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
    • White (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Mestres

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gabriel Antonio Mestre
      Argentinian Catholic archbishop, born 1968
    • Nito Mestre
      Argentine musician, born 1952

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mestre

    Mestre has the Soundex code M236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M236.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Mestre?
    1,187 people in the United States had the surname Mestre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. It ranked 21,878th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mestre?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Mestre identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mestre?
    Gabriel Antonio Mestre, Argentinian Catholic archbishop, followed by Nito Mestre.
    Where is the surname Mestre most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mestre in Argentina.
    Is the surname Mestre getting more or less common?
    More common. 958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,187 in 2010, up 24%.