Celaya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Celaya, a habitational surname from Basque Zelaia.

Proper noun

Celaya (plural Celayas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Celaya is the 7173^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4664 individuals. Celaya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.52%) and White (10.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Celaya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 309.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈlaʝa/ [θeˈla.ʝa]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈlaʝa/ [seˈla.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America, Philippines) /seˈlaʝa/ [seˈla.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈlaʃa/ [seˈla.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈlaʒa/ [seˈla.ʒa]

• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: Ce‧la‧ya

Proper noun

Celaya m or f by sense

1. a surname

Proper noun

Celaya ?

1. Celaya (a city and municipality of Guanajuato, Mexico)

Derived terms

• celayense