Callejas
See also: callejas
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish Callejas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Proper noun
Callejas (plural Callejases)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Callejas is the 8665th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3792 individuals. Callejas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.49%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Callejas
- plural of Calleja
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Callejas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 272.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈʝexas/ [kaˈʝe.xas] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /kaˈʎexas/ [kaˈʎe.xas] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /kaˈʃexas/ [kaˈʃe.xas] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /kaˈʒexas/ [kaˈʒe.xas] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -exas
- Syllabification: Ca‧lle‧jas
Proper noun
Callejas m or f by sense
- a surname