Mezquita

See also: mezquita

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mezquita. This surname is mostly found in Spain and Mexico.

Proper noun

Mezquita (plural Mezquitas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mezquita is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Mezquita is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mezquita”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 583.