Find out how popular the last name DeMesa is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeMesa.

DeMesa, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeMesa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeMesa in America

DeMesa is the 28940th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeMesa surname appeared 821 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeMesa.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeMesa to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeMesa

The surname DEMESA is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is likely derived from the Spanish words "de" meaning "of" or "from" and "mesa" meaning "table" or "plateau". This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived on or near a flat, elevated area of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the Cartularios de Valpuesta, a collection of medieval documents from the Monastery of Valpuesta in the province of Burgos, Spain. Here, the name is spelled "de Mesa" and appears in reference to landowners and local nobility in the 11th and 12th centuries.

In the 13th century, the name DEMESA appears in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a census of landholdings and tax records compiled during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castile. This document mentions individuals with this surname living in various towns and villages throughout the northern regions of Spain, particularly in the provinces of Burgos, Palencia, and Valladolid.

During the 15th century, a notable figure with this surname was Juan de Mesa, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519. He later served as one of the first Spanish governors of the region that is now Oaxaca.

Another historical figure associated with this name is Pedro de Mesa, a 16th-century Spanish architect and sculptor who is best known for his work on the Cathedral of Seville and the Royal Alcazar Palace in Seville.

In the 17th century, a prominent individual with the surname DEMESA was Francisco de Mesa, a Spanish painter and engraver who specialized in religious works and portraits. He was active in Seville and is considered one of the leading artists of the Sevillian Baroque period.

During the 18th century, the name appears in various records and documents from Spain, as well as in some of the Spanish colonies in the Americas, such as Mexico and Peru. One notable individual from this time was José de Mesa, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of the Philippines from 1761 to 1764.

Throughout the centuries, the surname DEMESA has also been associated with various place names and geographical features in Spain, such as the town of Mesa de Sanabria in the province of Zamora, and the Sierra de la Mesa mountain range in the province of Granada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeMesa

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeMesa.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeMesa was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeMesa has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeMesa was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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