Explore the Family Name Mesias

The meaning of Mesias

1. Galician: habitational name for someone from Mesía, in A Coruña province, Galicia (Spain). 2. Spanish: perhaps a nickname from mesías ‘messiah’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Mesias" saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 61,713th most common, but by 2010, it had risen to 49,636th place, showing an upward change of around 19.57%. The number of people carrying the surname also increased from 304 in 2000 to 423 by 2010, a growth of approximately 39.14%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people with this surname went up from 0.11 to 0.14 over the same period, marking a rise of about 27.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,713	#49,636	19.57%
Count	304	423	39.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mesias

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the Mesias surname is predominantly associated with Hispanic ethnic identity, comprising approximately 63.16% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 62.41% in 2010. Asian or Pacific Islander identified individuals held the second-highest percentage, growing from 18.42% in 2000 to 20.80% in 2010. White identified individuals made up 12.17% in 2000, declining slightly to 11.11% in 2010. Black identified individuals comprised 3.95% in 2000, decreasing to 3.55% by the end of the decade. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races appeared in 2010, constituting 2.13% of the total. There was no recorded data for American Indian and Alaskan Native identities during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	63.16%	62.41%	-1.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	18.42%	20.8%	12.92%
White	12.17%	11.11%	-8.71%
Black	3.95%	3.55%	-10.13%
Two or More Races	0%	2.13%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%