Spinosa
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Spinosa.
Proper noun
Spinosa (plural Spinosas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Spinosa is the 26229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 932 individuals. Spinosa is most common among White (91.95%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spinosa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From the feminine form of spinoso (“thorny”), probably used as a nickname.
Proper noun
Spinosa m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the nickname
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024