Argueta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argueta, itself of Basque origin.

Proper noun

Argueta (plural Arguetas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Argueta is the 2054^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17540 individuals. Argueta is most common among Hispanic/Latino (96.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Argueta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɡeta/ [aɾˈɣ̞e.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: Ar‧gue‧ta

Proper noun

Argueta m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque