The Massa surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,111 people carried this name — #5,677 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,300 people counted. That is up 8% from 5,651 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Massa surname
A surname from Italian.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Massa» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,976 people named Massa live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,010 people named Massa.
277 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 240 people named Massa live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
176 people named Massa live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
66 people named Massa is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Massa in American newspapers,
1832–1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Massa,
with a public archive behind them.
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Niccolò Massa 1489–1569 · anatomist -
Isaac Massa 1586–1643 · writer -
Ruffino Massa 1742–1829 · writer -
Francesc de Paula Massa i Vall-llosera 1849–1940 · lawyer -
Lorenzo Massa 1882–1949 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 123 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Massa.
- Maslin 412 · U.S. census
- Maso 213 · U.S. census
- Mason 160,213 · U.S. census
- Masoni 114 · U.S. census
- Masotti 330 · U.S. census
- Masquelier 143 · U.S. census
- Massard 128 · U.S. census
- Massari 826 · U.S. census
- Massaro 5,089 · U.S. census
- Massart 271 · U.S. census
- Massas 207 · U.S. census
- Massay 187 · U.S. census
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