Messa
See also: messa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Southern Italian and Spanish Messa.
Proper noun
Messa (plural Messas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Messa is the 40371st 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 580.
Italian
Etymology 1
See messa.
Noun
Messa f (plural Messe)
- 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
- a surname
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2022
Anagrams
- masse