Centeno
See also: centeno
English
Alternative forms
- Senteno
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Centeno, an occupational surname for someone who grew or worked with rye, from Latin centenum, based on a notion that one stalk of rye would produce one-hundred grains.
Proper noun
Centeno (plural Centenos)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Centeno is the 2488th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14510 individuals. Centeno is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.5%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Centeno”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 309.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽˈtẽ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽˈte.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽˈte.nu/
- Hyphenation: Cen‧te‧no
Proper noun
Centeno
- a surname
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin centenum (“one-hundred”). The surname likely arose as an occupational surname for someone who grew or worked with rye, based on a notion at the time that one stalk would produce one-hundred grains of rye.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θenˈteno/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪e.no]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /senˈteno/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪e.no]
- Rhymes: -eno
- Syllabification: Cen‧te‧no
Proper noun
Centeno m
- a surname
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Centeno”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 309.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Centino
Etymology
From Spanish.
Proper noun
Centeno
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Centeno is the 306th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,585 individuals.