Carranza
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Carranza, Castilianized form of Basque Karrantza, a habitational surname.
Proper noun
Carranza (plural Carranzas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carranza is the 1235th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28581 individuals. Carranza is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.62%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carranza”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque Karrantza, a habitational surname.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈranθa/ [kaˈrãn̟.θa] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /kaˈransa/ [kaˈrãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -anθa (Spain)
- Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: Ca‧rran‧za
Proper noun
Carranza m or f by sense
- a surname from Basque