What We Know About the Mexía Surname

Spellings drift, and Mexía is where Mejía drifted for some families. The family name meaning is “from Mejía" or Messiah"”, the same as for Mejía. Only a small detail separates the spellings: Mexía has “x” where Mejía has “j”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Megia, Mesía and Mejías.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Mexía surname had 326 bearers. 85% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Mexía, so the heraldry linked to Mejía is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Mexía family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.