Peralta

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See also: peralta and peraltá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

Proper noun

Peralta (plural Peraltas)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Peralta is the 949th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36585 individuals. Peralta is most common among Hispanic/Latino (86.03%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ral‧ta
  • IPA(key): /peˈɾalta/

Proper noun

Peralta

  1. a surname from Spanish

Ilocano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Peralta, toponymic surname from piedra alta. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈɾalta/
  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ral‧ta

Proper noun

Peralta

  1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Peralta, generally concentrated in Ilocos Sur and La Union

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Peralta

  1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

From place names in Spain, inherited from Latin petra alta (literally high rock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈɾalta/
  • Rhymes: -alta
  • Syllabification: Pe‧ral‧ta

Proper noun

Peralta m or f by sense

  1. a habitational surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Peralta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜆ)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Peralta is the 55th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 90,804 individuals.