Mestre surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Mestre surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,187 people carried this name — #21,878 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 250,000 people counted. That is up 24% from 958 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,002 people named Mestre.

238 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 77 départements, most often Aude.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 238
Aude 181
Puy-de-Dôme 178
Hérault 175
Paris 105
Haute-Loire 102
Corrèze 99
Bouches-du-Rhône 82
Vaucluse 79

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,446 people named Mestre 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 430
San Juan 300
Mendoza 230
Santa Fe 184
City of Buenos Aires 102
Córdoba 50
Río Negro 49
San Luis 38

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

187 people named Mestre live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 50
Geneva 41
Aargau 17
Zurich 16
Bern 14
Valais 14
Lucerne 10
Fribourg 8

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 37 people named Mestre 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 Liège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 19
Namur 10
Limburg 8

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Mestre,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mathias Mestre
    Mathias Mestre 1733–1802 · politician
  • Luis A. Mestre
    Luis A. Mestre 1848–1921 · writer
  • Cosme Mestre d. 1501
  • Joaquín Mestre 1701–1899 · ruler
  • Lluís de Vilafranca 1770–1847 · librarian
  • Pablo Mestre 1799–1872 · jurist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Mestre.

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