Ballesteros
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish Ballesteros.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ballesteros is the 3481st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10261 individuals. Ballesteros is most common among Hispanic/Latino (78.76%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ballesteros”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90.
Ilocano
Etymology
From Spanish Ballesteros, occupational surname from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bal‧les‧te‧ros
Proper noun
Ballesteros
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
- Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines)
Pangasinan
Etymology
From Spanish Ballesteros, occupational surname from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bal‧les‧te‧ros
Proper noun
Ballesteros
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
- Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines).
Spanish
Etymology
From ballesteros (plural of ballestero).
Statistics
According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Ballesteros occurs in Spain as a first surname by 24,622 individuals, and as a second surname by 24,232 individuals. It is prevalent in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Toledo, and Albacete.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Vallesteros — surname
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Ballesteros, from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baljesˈteɾos/ [bɐl.jɛsˈtɛ.ɾos], /balesˈteɾos/ [bɐ.lɛsˈtɛ.ɾos]
- Rhymes: -eɾos
- Syllabification: Bal‧les‧te‧ros
Proper noun
Ballesteros (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ or ᜊᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
- Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines)
Related terms
- balyesta
- balyeston