Mejia Family History
Mejia Name Meaning
Spanish (Mejía):: perhaps from a vernacular form of the personal name Matías (see Matias ) an equivalent of Matthew . alternatively perhaps a Christian religious byname from a vernacular form of Latin and Greek Messias ‘Messiah’ from Hebrew mashiaḥ ‘Messiah’ literally ‘the anointed’ (see Christ ). Compare Megia and Mexia .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022