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

Mejia-Martinez, 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 Mejia-Martinez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mejia-Martinez in America

Mejia-Martinez is the 89069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mejia-Martinez surname appeared 208 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 Mejia-Martinez.

The history of the last name Mejia-Martinez

The surname MEJIAMARTINEZ is of Spanish origin and dates back to the 15th century. It is a double-barreled surname, which was common among the Spanish nobility and upper classes. The first part, "Mejia," likely derives from the town of Mejia in the province of Soria, Spain. The second part, "Martinez," is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Martin."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MEJIAMARTINEZ can be found in the archives of the Monastery of San Jerónimo in Granada, Spain, where a certain Don Alonso Mejia Martinez is mentioned as a benefactor in 1492. This coincides with the Granada War, during which time many noble families from Soria and other parts of Castile rallied to the cause of the Catholic Monarchs against the Nasrid dynasty.

In the 16th century, the name MEJIAMARTINEZ appears in various documents related to the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas. For example, a Captain Hernán Mejia Martinez is recorded as having participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. Later, in the mid-1500s, a Doña Beatriz Mejia Martinez is listed as one of the first Spanish settlers in the city of Antigua, Guatemala.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the MEJIAMARTINEZ name can be found scattered throughout various regions of Spain, particularly in Soria, Granada, and Andalusia. Notable individuals from this period include Don Diego Mejia Martinez (1621-1684), a Spanish soldier and author who wrote a treatise on military strategy, and Fray José Mejia Martinez (1703-1778), a Franciscan friar and missionary who traveled to the Philippines.

In the 19th century, the name MEJIAMARTINEZ gained prominence in Latin American countries with significant Spanish heritage, such as Mexico and Argentina. One notable figure was General Juan Mejia Martinez (1815-1878), a Mexican military leader who fought in the Mexican-American War and the Reform War.

Another historical figure bearing the surname MEJIAMARTINEZ was Doña María Mejia Martinez (1879-1965), a Colombian educator and women's rights activist who founded several schools and advocated for female suffrage in her country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mejia-Martinez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mejia-Martinez.

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 Mejia-Martinez 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.

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 Mejia-Martinez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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