Explore the Family Name Mesia

The meaning of Mesia

Galician (Mesía): habitational name from a place called Mesía in A Coruña province, Galicia (Spain).

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How common is the last name Mesia in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mesia has seen a slight surge in popularity. In 2000, Mesia ranked as the 51,024th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to 48,717th place indicating a change of 4.52%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an increase from 384 in 2000 to 433 in 2010, a growth of 12.76%. Additionally, the proportion of people named Mesia per 100,000 people slightly increased from 0.14 to 0.15 during the same period, marking a 7.14% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,024	#48,717	4.52%
Count	384	433	12.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.15	7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mesia

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals changes in the distribution of the Mesia surname across various ethnic identities between 2000 and 2010. Most notably, the percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander bearing the Mesia surname saw a significant increase from 7.55% to 11.55%, a change of 52.98%. However, the largest ethnic group associated with the Mesia surname was those identifying as Hispanic, although their percentage decreased slightly from 84.38% in 2000 to 80.83% in 2010, a drop of 4.21%. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as White experienced a minor decrease, moving from 6.77% to 6.70%. No people with the Mesia surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	84.38%	80.83%	-4.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.55%	11.55%	52.98%
White	6.77%	6.7%	-1.03%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%