Frequency: (890)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Catalan: 1. habitational name from El Soler, a town in El Rosselló district, northern Catalonia, or form any other place named El Soler or with Soler, from soler ‘ground’, ‘floor’ (Late Latin solarium, a derivative of solum ‘bottom’, ‘ground’). 2. occupational name from Catalan soler, the person who makes or sells soles (of canvas sandals or shoes). This is a very common Catalan name.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 42%. Jose (27), Juan (16), Rafael (14), Carlos (12), Ana (9), Eduardo (8), Luis (8), Pedro (8), Jorge (7), Miguel (6), Emilio (5), Fernando (5).
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