# Mosquera (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mosquera/  
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) | 3,286 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,846 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 93,958 people |
| Change since 2000 | +38% (2,376 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish Mosquera. Originates in Navarre, but became common in Galicia (and adapted as Galician Mosqueira). The surname commonly occurs in Colombia and Ecuador.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mosquera 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) | 8.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 86% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.4% |

## Similar surnames

Moser, Mosher, Mosier, Mouser, Mosser, Moshier, McGuire, McCray, McGraw, Major, Messer, McRae.

## 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.