Cartaya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cartaya. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela and Cuba.

Proper noun

Cartaya (plural Cartayas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cartaya is the 36838^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Cartaya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cartaya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295.