Centeno

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English

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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)

  1. 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

 

  • Hyphenation: Cen‧te‧no

Proper noun

Centeno

  1. 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

  1. a surname

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Centeno (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜓ)

  1. 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.