Show ContentsMestre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Mestre family

The surname Mestre was first found in Ile-de-France, where this distinguished family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Mestre family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mestre research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1245, 1608, 1650, 1658 and 1715 are included under the topic Early Mestre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mestre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Le Maistre, Le Maître, Maistre, Maître, Lemaistre, Lemaître, Mestre, Mestre, Maistres and many more.

Early Notables of the Mestre family

Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Mestre Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mestre Ranking

In France, the name Mestre is the 1,656th most popular surname with an estimated 3,637 people with that name. 1


United States Mestre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mestre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • B Mestre, aged 34, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1835 2
  • Pedro Mestre, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
  • Francisco Mestre, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1868 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Mestre (post 1700) +

  • Trinidad Mestre, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1976, 1980
  • Joseph Mestre, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948
  • Philippe Mestre (1927-2017), French civil servant, media executive and politician, commander of the Legion of Honour and an officer of the National Order of Merit
  • Jordi Mestre Molina (1981-2020), known as Jordi Mestre, a Spanish actor and model


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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