Amezcua
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Amezcua, from Basque Ametzkoa, a habitational surname from ametz (“Pyrenean oak”).
Proper noun edit
Amezcua (plural Amezcuas)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Amezcua is the 4889th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7206 individuals. Amezcua is most common among Hispanic/Latino (96.84%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Amezcua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 34.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈmeθkwa/ [aˈmeθ.kwa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aˈmeskwa/ [aˈmes.kwa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθkwa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -eskwa
- Syllabification: A‧mez‧cua
Proper noun edit
Amezcua m or f by sense
- a surname from Basque