The Maestas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,296 people carried this name — #4,287 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 7,830 in 2000.

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In print

Maestas in American newspapers,
1895–1924.

Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Maestas
El Tucsonense 1924-07-19
Newspaper page from El Paso Herald carrying the name Maestas
El Paso Herald 1912-06-27
Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Maestas
The San Francisco Call 1895-11-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,892 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Maestas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Roberto Maestas 1938–2010

Wikidata (CC0) · 2 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Maestas,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States346 records

346 records of the Maestas name in the United States
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 180
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 161
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gilbert Merill Maestas

    Born 1947; from San Diego, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph J. Maestas

    Born 1900 in Colorado. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Atilano Maestas

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1895, died 1980; buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 346 records for Maestas in the United States.

Counts: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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