Mejia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Mejia family

The surname Mejia was first found in Galicia, in northwestern Spain.

Early History of the Mejia family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mejia research.

Mejia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mejia, Mejias, Megia, Megias, Mashia, Mashiach and others.

Mejia Ranking

In the United States, the name Mejia is the 745^th most popular surname with an estimated 39,792 people with that name. [1]

 Mejia migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were: 

Mejia Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

• Aria Mejia, who settled in America in 1509
• Francisco Mejia, who was in America in 1511
• Diego Mejia, who arrived in Florida in 1563
• Garcia Mejia, who, along with his wife Maria and their children Pedro, Juan, Rodrigo, Maria, and Mayor, were recorded in New Granada in 1569
• Hernando Mejia, who settled in Mexico in 1580

Mejia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Arias Mejia, who landed in America in 1809 [2]
• Francisco Mejia, who arrived in America in 1811 [2]
• Costanza Mejia, who landed in America in 1813 [2]
• Catalina Mejia, who arrived in America in 1815 [2]
• Gonzalo Mejia, who landed in America in 1828 [2]

 Mejia migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960’s many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. [3]

Mejia Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

• Alonso Mejia, who arrived in Cuba in 1534

Mejia Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

• Alonso Mejia, who landed in Cuba in 1834 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Mejia (post 1700) +

• Manuel Mejia, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008 [4]
• Maggie A. Mejia, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000 [4]
• Lucille H. Mejia, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000 [4]
• Berta Mejia, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000 [4]
• Alfonso Azpiri Mejía (1947-2017), Spanish comic book artist
• Jenrry Manuel Mejía (b. 1989), Dominican Republic-born, Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets
• Carlos Will Mejía (b. 1983), Honduran football midfielder
• Álvaro Mejía (b. 1940), Colombian long distance runner who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics
• Alfredo Mejía, Honduran footballer
• Ezequiel Ramos Mejía, Argentine politician