Villalobos
English
Alternative forms
- Villalovos
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Villalobos.
Proper noun
Villalobos (plural Villaloboses)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Villalobos is the 919th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 37754 individuals. Villalobos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.84%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Villalobos”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Spanish
Etymology
A toponymic surname, from villa + lobo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /biʝaˈlobos/ [bi.ʝaˈlo.β̞os]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /biʎaˈlobos/ [bi.ʎaˈlo.β̞os]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /biʃaˈlobos/ [bi.ʃaˈlo.β̞os]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /biʒaˈlobos/ [bi.ʒaˈlo.β̞os]
- Rhymes: -obos
- Syllabification: Vi‧lla‧lo‧bos
Proper noun
Villalobos ?
- a surname