Meza

Meza , also Mesa , is a family name from the Spanish-speaking area. The older spelling Meza has been preserved in Latin America , while in Spain - mainly in Andalusia and the Canary Islands - the variant Mesa dominates.

Name bearer

Spelling Meza

• Antonio Pérez Meza († 2010), Mexican musician
• Camila Meza (* 1985), Chilean jazz musician and songwriter
• Carlos Meza (1977-2004), Colombian boxer
• Christian Julius de Meza (1792–1865), Danish general
• Christian Julius Frederik de Meza (1727–1800), Dutch doctor
• David Meza (* 1988), Italian soccer player
• Enrique Meza (* 1948), Mexican football coach
• Fernando Meza (1890–1929), Chilean painter
• Guillermo Meza Álvarez (1917–1997), Mexican painter
• José Luis Meza (* 1984), Ecuadorian boxer
• José Rafael Meza (1920–1988), Costa Rican soccer player
• José Reyes Meza (* 1924), Mexican artist
• Juan Meza (born 1956), Mexican boxer
• Luis García Meza Tejada (1929–2018), Bolivian military man and President
• Maximiliano Meza (* 1992), Argentine soccer player
• Nemesio Rivera Meza (1918–2007), Peruvian priest
• Pedro Ignacio Meza (1817–1865), Paraguayan naval officer
• Severo Meza (* 1986), Mexican soccer player

Spelling Mesa

• Antonio Mesa (1895–1949), Dominican tenor
• Arnaldo Mesa (1967-2012), Cuban boxer
• Bernardo de Mesa (around 1470, † 1524), from 1514 to 1522 ambassador of Ferdinand II of Aragón to Henry VIII of England
• Carlos Mesa (* 1953), Bolivian politician and president
• Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (* 1943), Colombian Bishop of Socorro y San Gil
• Carmelo Mesa-Lago (* 1934), Cuban American economist
• Liana Mesa Luaces (* 1977), Cuban volleyball player
• Raúl Mesa (* 1982), Spanish beach volleyball player
• Roque Mesa (* 1989), Spanish soccer player
• Sara Mesa (* 1976), Spanish writer