Filosa
See also: filosa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Filosa.
Proper noun
Filosa (plural Filosas)
- A surname, from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Filosa is the 37544th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 593 individuals. Filosa is most common among White (96.63%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Filosa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
From Sicilian filuosa (“fishing net”), a metonymic occupational surname for a fisherman.
Proper noun
Filosa ?
- A surname, from Sicilian.