Que
See also: Appendix:Variations of "que"
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed both from Hokkien 郭 (Keh) and Catalan Qué.
Proper noun
Que (plural Ques)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Que is the 33499th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 681 individuals. Que is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (72.54%) and Hispanic/Latino (16.59%) individuals.
Alternative forms
- Que. (Canada)
Proper noun
Que
- Abbreviation of Querétaro, a state of Mexico.
- Abbreviation of Québec, a province of Canada.
- Abbreviation of Québec City, the capital of the province of Québec, Canada
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Que”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- equ-
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Cue
- Khoe
Etymology
From Hokkien 郭 (Keh), via Spanish Que. Doublet of Kwok
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈke/, [ˈke]
Proper noun
Que
- a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin