Barroso
See also: barroso
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Barroso, a topographic surname for someone who lived in a muddy and loamy area, from barroso (“muddy”).
Proper noun
Barroso (plural Barrosos)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Barroso is the 6381st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5333 individuals. Barroso is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.04%) and White (15.43%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barroso”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106.
Portuguese
Etymology
From barroso.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁo.zu/ [baˈho.zu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baˈʁo.zu/ [baˈχo.zu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁo.zo/ [baˈho.zo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈʁo.zu/
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Homophone: barroso
- Hyphenation: Bar‧ro‧so
Proper noun
Barroso
- a surname
- A region of Portugal
- Synonym: Terras de Barroso
- A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈroso/ [baˈro.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: Ba‧rro‧so
Proper noun
Barroso m or f by sense
- a surname