Medal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Medal, itself a surname of Galician origin. This surname is predominantly found in Nicaragua.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Medal is the 41799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Medal is most common among Hispanic/Latino (75.77%) and White (21.92%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Medal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 564.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈdal/ [meˈð̞al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: Me‧dal
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