Mejias
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Mejías. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela.
Proper noun
Mejias (plural Mejiases)
- A surname from Spanish.
- 2020 March 13, Oliver Darcy, “Andrew Gillum apologizes after being found ‘inebriated’ in hotel room where police say man was treated for ‘possible drug overdose’”, in CNN Business[1]:
- When Mejias arrived at the hotel room later that night, he discovered Dyson and Gillum inside the room “under the influence of an unknown substance,” the police report said.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mejias is the 7450th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4472 individuals. Mejias is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.59%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mejias”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 568.