Desta

See also: desta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ደስታ (dästa).

Proper noun

Desta (plural Destas)

1. A surname from Amharic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Desta is the 20541^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1291 individuals. Desta is most common among Black/African American (94.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Desta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 450.