Mez: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

If your family name is Mez, its origin lies with Metz, a long-established German surname. The name is habitational, pointing to “From Metz, or from Mechthild”. Records show Mez as one of the forms Metz took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Related forms: Metze.

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