Magallanes

English

Etymology

From Spanish, a Hispanicization of Portuguese Magalhães. A surname common in Mexico, but is most prevalent in the Philippines

Proper noun

Magallanes (plural Magallaneses)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Magallanes is the 4012th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8852 individuals. Magallanes is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.86%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Named after Ferdinand Magellan. The municipality in Agusan del Norte is the supposed site of the first mass in Mindanao.

Proper noun

Magallanes

  1. a municipality of Agusan del Norte, Philippines
  2. a municipality of Cavite, Philippines
  3. a municipality of Sorsogon, Philippines

Etymology 2

From Spanish Magallanes, hispanicization of Portuguese Magalhães. The first element of Magalhães is most likely from the Celtiberian word magal.

Proper noun

Magallanes

  1. a surname

Spanish

Etymology

From Portuguese Magalhães

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /maɡaˈʎanes/, [maɣaˈʎanes]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /maɡaˈɟ͡ʝanes/, [maɣaˈʝanes]

Proper noun

Magallanes ?

  1. A surname.

Statistics

According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Magallanes occurs in Spain as a first surname by 823 individuals, and as a second surname by 720 individuals. It is prevalent in Madrid and Pontevedra.


Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish, a Hispanicization of Portuguese Magalhães

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /maˈɡaljanɛs/

Proper noun

Magallanes

  1. A surname.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Magallanes is the 319th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,05 individuals.

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