Mestizo

Mestizo Meaning & Origin

About Mestizo
The surname Mestizo is derived from the Spanish word "mestizo," which refers to a person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry. The surname likely originated as a way to identify individuals with this heritage, and it is commonly found in regions where Spanish colonization and intermixing with Indigenous populations occurred, such as Latin America and the Philippines.

🌍 Origin
πŸ“ Surname Length
πŸ’¬ Number of Syllables
πŸ”  Starting Letter
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mestizo is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mestizo: 195
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 93,921
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mestizo based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Mestizo is not currently available.

Pronunciation

πŸ“‡ Metaphone
MSTS
πŸ—½ NYSIIS
MNASA
πŸ”Š Soundex
M023020
🎡 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH0 S T IY1 Z OW0
🌐 IPA
/mΙ›Λˆstizoʊ/
πŸ”Š Double Metaphone
('MSTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M232

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mestizo in Braille

Here's how to represent Mestizo in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mestizo in braille

How to sign the name Mestizo using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mestizo using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mestizo in sign language

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