Aguilar
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Aguilar. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Proper noun
Aguilar (countable and uncountable, plural Aguilars)
- A surname from Spanish.
- A town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Aguilar is the 134th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 186512 individuals. Aguilar is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aguilar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13.
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aguilar
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Camarines Sur and Albay
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aguilar
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Cebu and Davao del Sur
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aguilar
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Iloilo and Negros Occidental
Kapampangan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Proper noun
Aguilar
Pangasinan
Etymology
- (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
- (municipality): Named after Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, 56th Governor-General of the Philippines.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aguilar
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar
- A municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines.
Spanish
Etymology
Originally meaning "from the eagle's lair," see águila.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aguilar m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
- → Bikol Central: Aguilar
- → Cebuano: Aguilar
- → English: Aguilar
- → Hiligaynon: Aguilar
- → Kapampangan: Aguilar
- → Pangasinan: Aguilar
- → Tagalog: Aguilar
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Aguilar.
- (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
- (municipality): Named after Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, 56th Governor-General of the Philippines.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡiˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: A‧gui‧lar
Proper noun
Aguilár (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜎᜇ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Metro Manila, Cavite and Nueva Ecija
- Aguilar (a municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines)
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Aguilar is the 38th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 121,635 individuals.