Trujillo

English

Proper noun

Trujillo

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. One of several cities, districts, and provinces, mostly in Spanish-speaking countries.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Trujillo is the 448th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 73664 individuals. Trujillo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.14%) individuals.

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the city in Spain, from Arabic تُرْجَالَة (turjāla), from Latin Turgalium.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tɾuˈxiʝo/ [t̪ɾuˈxi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /tɾuˈxiʎo/ [t̪ɾuˈxi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /tɾuˈxiʃo/ [t̪ɾuˈxi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tɾuˈxiʒo/ [t̪ɾuˈxi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: Tru‧ji‧llo

Proper noun

Trujillo m or f by sense

  1. a surname
  2. one of several cities, districts, and provinces, mostly in Spanish-speaking countries:
    1. a city in Extremadura, Spain
    2. a province of La Libertad, Peru
    3. a city, the provincial capital of Trujillo, Peru
    4. a state of Venezuela
    5. a city in Venezuela

Derived terms

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