Amezcua

English

Alternative forms

• Amescua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Amezcua, from Basque Ametzkoa, a habitational surname from ametz (“Pyrenean oak”).

Proper noun

Amezcua (plural Amezcuas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Amezcua is the 4889^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7206 individuals. Amezcua is most common among Hispanic/Latino (96.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Amezcua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 34.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈmeθkwa/ [aˈmeθ.kwa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈmeskwa/ [aˈmes.kwa]
• Rhymes: -eθkwa
• Rhymes: -eskwa
• Syllabification: A‧mez‧cua

Proper noun

Amezcua m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque