Frequency: (115)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Ilocano (Philippines): nickname from Ilocano agcaoili ‘to hold on’.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 36%. Constante (2), Florencio (2), Rogelio (2), Angelito, Arturo, Ernesto, Eulalio, Fernando, Florentino, Francisco, Irineo, Jesus.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
