Massiah

English

Etymology

West Indian and Guyanese surname of unexplained origin.

Proper noun

Massiah (plural Massiahs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Massiah is the 40909^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 533 individuals. Massiah is most common among Black/African American (81.43%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Massiah”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 529.