Mejia (surname)
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| Mejia | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | Possibly a religious byname, from a vernacular form of the Latin Messias[1][2] |
| Region of origin | Spain |
| Related names | MEJIAS, MEGIA, MEGIAS, MASCHIA and MASHIACH |
Mejia or Mejía, also written as Mexia, Mejias, Megías or Mejías, is a Spanish surname of Jewish origin meaning messiah. It was first found in Galicia - an autonomous community in northwestern Spain,[3] after the Spanish obliged the Jewish settlers to change their surname to Castillian.[4]
List
- Alexander Mejía (born 1988), Colombian midfielder footballer
- Alfonso Mejia-Arias (born 1961), Mexican musician, writer, social activist and politician of Roma origin (Gitano)
- Alfredo Mejía (born 1990), Honduran footballer
- Álvaro Mejía (athlete) (born 1940), Colombian long distance runner
- Álvaro Mejía (cyclist), Álvaro Mejía Castrillón (born 1967), Colombian bicycle racer
- Álvaro Mejía Pérez (born 1982), Spanish football defender
- Alvaro Mexia, a 17th-century Spanish explorer and cartographer of the east coast of Florida
- Arístides Mejía (born 1960), Honduran politician, Vice President Commissioner of Honduras
- Arturo Salazar Mejía (1921–2009), Roman Catholic bishop of Pasto, Colombia
- Camilo Mejía (born 1975), U.S.-Nicaraguan war activist
- Carlos Will Mejía (born 1983), Honduran football midfielder
- Christian Mejía (born 1989), Puerto Rican football goalie
- Cindy Mejía (born 1988), Peruvian model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Clemente Mejía (1928–1978), Mexican olympic swimmer
- Cristian Mejía (born 1990), Colombian football striker
- Diego Mejía (born 1982), Salvadoran football forward
- Dionisio Mejía (1907–1963), Mexican football forward
- Edgar Mejía (born 1988), Mexican footballer
- Félix Mejía (1776–1853), Spanish journalist, novelist, playwright and historian
- Felix Restrepo Mejía (1887–1965), Jesuit priest, writer, pedagogue, classical scholar and humanist from Colombia
- Fabrizio Mejía (born 1968), Mexican writer and journalist
- Gerardo Mejía (born 1965), Ecuadorian-American Latin-style rapper (singer) and record company executive
- Gilberto Echeverri Mejía (1936–2003), Colombian electrical engineer, politician and kidnap victim
- Héctor Omar Mejía (born 1977), Salvadoran footballer
- Hermann Mejia (born 1973), Venezuelan-born illustrator and painter
- Hipólito Mejía (born 1941), President of the Dominican Republic
- Javier Mejías (born 1983), Spanish bicycle racer
- Jenrry Mejía (born 1989), Dominican baseball player
- Joel Mejia (born 1990), Dominican olympic sprinter
- Jorge María Mejía (born 1923), Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal
- José Antonio Mexía (1800-1836), Mexican politician
- Juan Camilo Mejía (born 1981), Colombian soccer player
- Luis Mejía (born 1991), Panamanian footballer, plays goalie
Lionel Meja (born 1938), Salvadorian, President of Chamber of Commerce
- Liborio Mejía (1792-1816), Colombian independence war leader, politician
- Marco Mejía (born 1975), Honduran football midfielder
- María Emma Mejía (born 1953), Colombian journalist and politician
- María Isabel Mejía (born 1945), Colombian politician and economist
- Matías Ramos Mejía (1810–1885), Argentine colonel
- Miguel Aceves Mejía (born 1915), Mexican composer, actor, and singer
- Natalie Mejia (born 1988), Mexican American musician
- Octavio Mejías (born 1982), Venezuela n weightlifter
- Óscar Mejía (born 1978), Dominican footballer
- Pedro Mejía (born 1978), Dominican olympic sprinter
- Pedro Mexía (1497-1551), Spanish writer, humanist and historian
- Ricardo Mejía (born 1963), Mexican long-distance runner
- Roberto Mejía (born 1972), Dominican Republic baseball player
- Roger Mejía (born 1984), Nicaraguan footballer
- Román Mejías (born 1930), Dominican American baseball player, outfielder
- Sam Mejías (born 1952), Dominican American baseball player, outfielder
- Sammy Mejia (born 1983), Dominican American basketball player
- Soledad Mexia (born 1899), Mexican American supercentenarian
- Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Mexican film actor
- Tomás Mejía (1820-1867), Mexican general, executed for treason
- Tomás Mejías (born 1989), Spanish football player
- Virgilio Mejia, Héctor Virgilio Alcántara Mejía, Conte De Bani, Dominican Republic UN representative
- Walter Mejia (born 1979), Honduran born
- Wolfgang Mejías (born 1983), Venezuelan olympic épée fencer
- Yasmín Mejías, a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, singer, and politician
- Ynes Mexia (born 1870), Mexican American botanist and explorer
References
- ↑ http://www.4crests.com/mejia-coat-of-arms.html
- ↑ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Mejia-family-history.ashx
- ↑ http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/mejia-family-crest.htm
- ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/6078304/Apellidos-Sefarditas
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