Mexican

Mexican Meaning & Origin

About Mexican
The surname Mexican is derived from the country name Mexico, which in turn comes from the Nahuatl word "Mēxihco." It is a toponymic surname, meaning it is derived from a geographic location. The surname Mexican typically indicates that the family has ancestral ties to Mexico or has Mexican heritage.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Mexican: 125
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 134,712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mexican 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 Mexican is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKSKN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M020205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH1 K S AH0 K AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈmɛksəkən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKSKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M225

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mexican in Braille

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

The name Mexican in braille

How to sign the name Mexican using Sign Language

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

The name Mexican in sign language

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