Ocasio
See also: ocasió
English edit
Etymology edit
Apparently from Spanish ocasión (“time, occasion”), but the meaning as a surname is unexplained.[1]
Proper noun edit
Ocasio (plural Ocasios)
- A surname.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ocasio is the 3815th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9293 individuals. Ocasio is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.05%) individuals.
References edit
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ocasio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN: “Hispanic (mainly Puerto Rico): apparently from Spanish ocasión ‘time’, ‘occasion’, but the meaning as a surname is unexplained.”
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ocasio m or f by sense
- a surname