Frequency: (1400)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Spanish: literally ‘of the saints’, a common element of personal names, originally denoting a child born or baptized on All Saints’ Day.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 48%. Jose (32), Juan (22), Manuel (16), Miguel (14), Francisco (12), Carlos (11), Mario (11), Armando (9), Pedro (9), Raul (9), Jesus (8), Roberto (8).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
