Celaya
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Celaya, a habitational surname from Basque Zelaia.
Proper noun
Celaya (plural Celayas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Celaya is the 7173rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4664 individuals. Celaya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.52%) and White (10.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Celaya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 309.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θeˈlaʝa/ [θeˈla.ʝa] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /seˈlaʝa/ [seˈla.ʝa] (most of Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: Ce‧la‧ya
Proper noun
Celaya m or f by sense
- a surname
Proper noun
Celaya ?
- Celaya (a city and municipality of Guanajuato, Mexico)