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    The surname Mezquita

    A Spanish surname, carried by 605 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M230

    Mezquita: #36,900 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mezquita #36,900, 605 people Mezquita: #36,900 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mezquita #36,900, 605 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mezquita is more common than 77.3% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

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

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 605 people named Mezquita in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 427.

    #36,900
    rank among US surnames
    605
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +41.7%
    change since 2000 (was #46,839)

    Who is named Mezquita

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

    93% of people named Mezquita identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.0% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mezquita come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Mezquita. This surname is mostly found in Spain and Mexico.
    How common is the surname Mezquita?
    605 people in the United States had the surname Mezquita in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. It ranked 36,900th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mezquita?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Mezquita identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Mezquita getting more or less common?
    More common. 427 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 605 in 2010, up 42%.