How common is the surname Meszaros?

1,808 people in the United States had the surname Meszaros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,766 Americans. It ranked 16,041st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Meszaros?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meszaros identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Meszaros?

István Mészáros, (1930–2017) Hungarian philosopher.

Where is the surname Meszaros most common?

Wikidata records people named Meszaros in Hungary.

Is the surname Meszaros getting more or less common?

More common. 1,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,808 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Meszaros

A Hungarian surname, carried by 1,808 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meszaros is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

Hungarian origin

Borrowed from Hungarian Mészáros.

One of 46 Hungarian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,808 people named Meszaros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 170,766 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,776.

#16,041

rank among US surnames

1,808

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,213)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,041	Bark	1,808	170,766
#16,049	Fritsche	1,807	170,861

Who is named Meszaros

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

95% of people named Meszaros identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meszaross

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

István Mészáros
(1930–2017) Hungarian philosopher

Other Hungarian surnames

All 46 Hungarian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Meszaros come from?: Borrowed from Hungarian Mészáros.
How common is the surname Meszaros?: 1,808 people in the United States had the surname Meszaros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,766 Americans. It ranked 16,041st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meszaros?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meszaros identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Meszaros?: István Mészáros, (1930–2017) Hungarian philosopher.
Where is the surname Meszaros most common?: Wikidata records people named Meszaros in Hungary.
Is the surname Meszaros getting more or less common?: More common. 1,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,808 in 2010, up 1.8%.