Explore the Family Name Mesta

The meaning of Mesta

1. Americanized form of German Mösta: unexplained. 2. Spanish (Seville): variant (singular) of Mestas.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Mesta' had a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 27,646th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had improved to the 21,119th rank. This represented a 23.61% change in its ranking. Additionally, the count of people with the 'Mesta' surname also increased from 820 in 2000 to 1,243 in 2010, which is an increase of 51.59%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people rose from 0.3 to 0.42 during this period, marking a growth of 40%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,646	#21,119	23.61%
Count	820	1,243	51.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.42	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mesta

When considering ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were some notable shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Mesta' between 2000 and 2010. While no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races in 2000, by 2010 around 2.49% of people with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. The percentage of individuals identifying as White with this surname increased from 12.80% in 2000 to 16.73% in 2010, showing a 30.70% change. However, the share of those identifying as Hispanic decreased slightly from 84.27% to 78.68%. Those identifying as Black also decreased from 1.46% to 1.29%. Meanwhile, there was no representation for American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	84.27%	78.68%	-6.63%
White	12.8%	16.73%	30.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.49%	0%
Black	1.46%	1.29%	-11.64%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%