Fallas

See also: fallas, fallás, and fällas

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• A variant of Fallis, an English surname.
• Borrowed from Spanish Fallas, a surname predominantly found in Costa Rica.

Proper noun

Fallas (plural Fallases)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fallas is the 39887^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 550 individuals. Fallas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (65.82%) and White (32.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fallas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 548.

Spanish

Proper noun

Fallas f pl

1. an annual festival held in Valencia where effigies are made and burned

Proper noun

Fallas m or f by sense

1. a surname

Derived terms

• fallero