mehes

Mehes is a surname of Hungarian origin. In onomastic sources it is usually understood as an occupational or descriptive name linked to beekeeping, based on the Hungarian word for bee, méh. The precise etymology may vary by region and family history, with some lineages adopting spelling variants over time. As a result, Mehes appears in historical and contemporary records in different forms across Central and Eastern Europe.

Mehes is most commonly found among people with Hungarian heritage. Records show the name in Hungary and among Hungarian-speaking communities in neighboring countries such as Romania, Slovakia, and Serbia, as well as in diaspora communities in North America and Western Europe. Variants and diacritics may occur in local spellings, reflecting national alphabets and historical census practices.

Notable individuals with the surname are not concentrated in a single field, and no widely recognized figure defines the name globally. The surname appears in public records across academia, business, culture, and public life, representing a typical example of Hungarian-origin family names rather than a single prominent lineage.

There is no widely recognized geographical place named Mehes in standard reference works; when encountered, the name more commonly appears as a family name rather than a toponym.