Baca

English

Etymology 1

Possibly from ancestral grant of Spanish nobility, Cabeza de vaca (indicated with the skull of a cow on the coat of arms).

Proper noun

Baca (plural Bacas)

  1. A surname​.
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Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Baca is the 1249th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28082 individuals. Baca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (80.46%) and White (16.08%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From Hebrew עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ‎ (valley of balsam)

Proper noun

Baca (uncountable)

  1. Valley in ancient Palestine, named for balsam trees, the drought-tolerant vegetation growing the in that parched region.
    • 1611, King James Versioin, Psalm 84:5–6:
      Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
      Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
    • 1657, Anne Bradstreet, "As spring the winter doth succeed":
      O hast thou made my Pilgrimage
      Thus pleasant, fair, and good;
      Bless'd me in Youth and elder Age,
      My Baca made a springing flood?

References

On significance of the name, see Alexander Kirkpatrick, The Book of Psalms (The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges) (Cambridge University Press, 1903), Comment to Psalm 84:6.

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