Bandera
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Frequency: (152)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Spanish: from bandera ‘banner’, ‘flag’, hence presumably a status name for a standard bearer.
2. Ukrainian: unexplained.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 26%; Italian 7%. Jose (3), Alberto (2), Alfonso, Andres, Angelina, Aurelio, Blanca, Cesar, Cesareo, Cristina, Fernando, Guadalupe; Angelo, Antonio, Fausto, Marino, Nicolo.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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Mentioned in
Bandera
(Rock Band, '80s)
Bandera Blues and Gospel
(2001 Album by Various Artists)
Das Komabrutale Duell
(1999 Horror Film)
Bandera
(1998 Album by John Stewart)
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