# Mezquita (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mezquita/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 605 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,900 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 510,323 people |
| Change since 2000 | +42% (427 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mezquita. This surname is mostly found in Spain and Mexico.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mezquita in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 6.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |

## Similar surnames

Machado, Mast, Michaud, Mosqueda, Macedo, McAtee, McQuade, McAdoo, Musto, McQuaid, Maust, Most.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.