Messa

See also: messa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Southern Italian and Spanish Messa.

Proper noun

Messa (plural Messas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Messa is the 40371^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Messa is most common among White (66.61%) and Hispanic/Latino (26.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Messa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 580.

Italian

Etymology 1

See messa.

Noun

Messa f (plural Messe)

1. Mass

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Messa m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024

Anagrams

• masse