Ulloa

English

Proper noun

Ulloa (plural Ulloas)

  1. A surname from Galician.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ulloa is the 2743rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13133 individuals. Ulloa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.5%) individuals.

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Uliola, a diminutive, ancient name of the river Pambre, a tributary of the Ulla river.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uˈʎo.ɐ]

Proper noun

Ulloa f

  1. a comarca in Lugo, Galicia
  2. a parish of Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia
  3. a village in Curbián parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia
  4. Vilar de Ulloa (a village in Meixide parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia)
  5. a village in San Breixo parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia
  6. a village in Oroso parish, Oroso, A Coruña, Galicia
  7. a toponymical surname

See also

References

  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Ulloa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • “Ulloa” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Ulloa” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: U‧llo‧a

Proper noun

Ulloa m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Galician
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