Mežs
From Latvian Surname Project
Surname: Mežs
Origin: Latvian
Meaning: Forest
Old Spellings: Mesch, Meschs
Cyrillic Spelling: Межс
Handwritten Cyrillic: To be added
Variations and Alternate Spellings: Meža, Mezs, Meza
Related Surnames: Lielmežs, Mežakrūmiņš, Mežalācis, Mežasargs, Mežciems, Mežgailis, Mežiņš, Mežiņš, Mežkalniņš, Mežumalis, Vecmežs
Possible place name borrowing? Yes
Attested Locations: Ance, Bārta, Skaņkalne
Famous individuals with this surname: Unknown