Frontera
See also: frontera
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Frontera, from frontera (“border”).
Proper noun
Frontera (plural Fronteras)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Frontera is the 33379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 684 individuals. Frontera is most common among White (78.95%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.4%) individuals.
See also
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frontera”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 608.
Spanish
Etymology
From frontera (“border”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾonˈteɾa/ [fɾõn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: Fron‧te‧ra
Proper noun
Frontera m or f by sense
- a surname