Ixta Family History
Ixta Surname Meaning
Amerindian (Mexico): from a variant or an altered form of Nahuatl (Aztec) izta ‘salt’ also ‘white’ or perhaps derived from Nahuatl ixtli ‘face’.
In the Aztec legend Ixta is a short form of the name of a princess turned into the Iztaccíhuatl (‘white woman’) volcano.
Compare Popoca.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
