Raposo

See also: raposo

English

Etymology

From Galician Raposo.

Proper noun

Raposo (plural Raposos)

  1. A surname​.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Raposo is the 11179th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2829 individuals. Raposo is most common among White (80.21%) and Hispanic/Latino (16.61%) individuals.

Galician

Etymology

From raposo, "fox", and hence "astute". Equivalent to English Fox.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raˈposo̝/

Proper noun

Raposo

  1. A surname​.

References
  • “Raposo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • "Raposo" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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