Ballesteros

See also: ballesteros

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Ballesteros.

Proper noun

Ballesteros (countable and uncountable, plural Ballesteroses)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A municipality of Cagayan, Philippines.

   Meronyms: Ammubuan, Baran, Cabaritan East, Cabaritan West, Cabayu, Cabuluan East, Cabuluan West, Centro East, Centro West, Fugu, Mabuttal East, Mabuttal West, Nararagan, Palloc, Payagan East, Payagan West, San Juan, Santa Cruz, Zitanga — barangays of Ballesteros

   Coordinate terms: Abulug, Alcala, Allacapan, Amulung, Aparri, Baggao, Ballesteros, Buguey, Calayan, Camalaniugan, Claveria, Enrile, Gattaran, Gonzaga, Iguig, Lal-lo, Lasam, Pamplona, Peñablanca, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Ana, Santa Praxedes, Santa Teresita, Santo Niño, Solana, Tuao, Tuguegarao — city and municipalities of Cagayan

3. A barangay of Aurora, Isabela, Philippines

   Coordinate terms: Apiat, Bagnos, Bagong Tanza, Ballesteros, Bannagao, Bannawag, Bolinao, Caipilan, Camarunggayan, Dalig Kalinga, Diamantina, Divisoria, Esperanza East, Esperanza West, Kalabaza, Macatal, Malasin, Nampicuan, Panecien, Rizalina, San Andres, San Jose, San Juan, San Pedro-San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Santa Rita, Santa Rosa, Saranay, Sili, Victoria, Villa Fugu, Villa Nuesa — barangays of Aurora

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ballesteros is the 3481^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10261 individuals. Ballesteros is most common among Hispanic/Latino (78.76%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.7%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ballesteros

1. plural of Ballestero

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ballesteros”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90.

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish Ballesteros, occupational surname from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bal‧les‧te‧ros

Proper noun

Ballesteros

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
2. Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines)

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Ballesteros, occupational surname from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bal‧les‧te‧ros

Proper noun

Ballesteros

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
2. Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines).

Spanish

Etymology

From ballesteros (plural of ballestero).

Proper noun

Ballesteros m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Statistics

According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Ballesteros occurs in Spain as a first surname by 24,622 individuals, and as a second surname by 24,232 individuals. It is prevalent in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Toledo, and Albacete.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ballesteros, from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. The municipality is named after Filipino priest Gregorio Ballesteros.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baljesˈteɾos/ [bɐl.jɛsˈt̪ɛː.ɾos], /balesˈteɾos/ [bɐ.lɛsˈt̪ɛː.ɾos]
• Rhymes: -eɾos
• Syllabification: Bal‧les‧te‧ros, Ba‧lles‧te‧ros

Proper noun

Ballesteros (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ or ᜊᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
2. Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines)
3. A barangay of Aurora, Isabela, Philippines

Related terms

• balyesta
• balyeston
• Vallesteros