Abanto

English

Proper noun

Abanto (plural Abantos)

1. A surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Abanto is the 50960^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 409 individuals. Abanto is most common among Hispanic/Latino (69.93%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (20.78%) individuals.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbanto/ [aˈβ̞ãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: A‧ban‧to

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic abántuh ("his daughter") which could also mean "disoriented", "silly". It has been suggested as so because women, especially damsels, were seen as unaware of daily issues as they lived a pampered life and as a result were "disoriented".

Proper noun

Abanto m

1. A village and municipality of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
2. a surname

See also

• Abanto (Zaragoza) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Etymology 2

See main etymology.

Proper noun

Abanto m

1. A municipality of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain, officially known as Abanto y Ciérvana

References

• Hanks, Patrick (2003): Dictionary of American Family Names