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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Centeno, an occupational surname for someone who grew or worked with rye, from Latin centenum, based on a notion that one stalk of rye would produce one-hundred grains.
Proper noun
Centeno (plural Centenos)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Centeno is the 2488th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14510 individuals. Centeno is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.5%) individuals.
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Centeno
- a surname
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin centenus (“one-hundred”). The surname likely arose as an occupational surname for someone who grew or worked with rye, based on a notion at the time that one stalk would produce one-hundred grains of rye.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θenˈteno/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /senˈteno/
- Rhymes: -eno
- Syllabification: Cen‧te‧no
Proper noun
Centeno m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Centeno (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜓ)
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Centeno is the 306th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,585 individuals.