Licata

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Licata.

Proper noun

Licata (plural Licatas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Licata is the 8747^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3750 individuals. Licata is most common among White (94.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Licata”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 433.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Alicāta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈka.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: Li‧cà‧ta

Proper noun

Licata f

1. A town in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Proper noun

Licata m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname

Derived terms

• licatese

Anagrams

• altica, calati