Mengistu

Borrowed from the Amharic personal name መንግስቱ (Mengistu).

Mengistu (plural Mengistus)

1. A surname from Amharic.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mengistu is the 33772^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 674 individuals. Mengistu is most common among Black/African American (96.14%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mengistu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 575.

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