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From a place surname · Spanish

Meza

"plateau"

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MEH-sah

Where it comes from

mesa (table, tableland)

Meaning of the surname Meza

Meza is a Spanish surname of the from a place type meaning "plateau". It is one of the 200 most common surnames in Mexico. Mexican spelling of Mesa.

Taken from a town, region, or landscape feature in Spain, or later in Mexico: Castillo (castle), Rivera (riverbank), Navarro (from Navarre), Ibarra (Basque valley).

In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Meza appears as either half of a pair: Meza García, López Meza. Read how the two-surname system works.

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