About the Messa Surname

The spelling Messa grew out of Meza, a Spanish surname with a long paper trail. Read literally, Messa points to “Flat-topped hill”.

• The same family of names includes Mesa.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Records show Messa as one of the forms Meza took over time.

Heraldry and the Messa name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Messa, so the heraldry linked to Meza is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Messa report, with a museum-style coat of arms.