Arcos

See also: arcos

Translingual

Proper noun

Arcos

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gobiesocidae – clingfishes.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Arcos.

Proper noun

Arcos (plural Arcoses)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Arcos is the 8005^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4132 individuals. Arcos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (95.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arcos”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Arcos

1. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
2. A parish of Estremoz, Portugal

Derived terms

• arcuense
• Arcos de Valdevez