Dancel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ilocano Dancel, from earlier Dansil.

Proper noun

Dancel (plural Dancels)

1. A surname from Ilocano.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dancel is the 38691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 571 individuals. Dancel is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (69.88) and Mixed Race (13.49%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dancel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 408.

Ilocano

Etymology

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Dansil; spelling is a Hispanization of the original

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /danˈsel/ [dɐnˈsel]
• Hyphenation: Dan‧cel

Proper noun

Dancel

1. a surname from Ilocano, common in Ilocos Norte

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /danˈsel/ [d̪ɐn̪ˈsɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Dan‧cel

Proper noun

Dancél (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜎ᜔)

1. A surname in Ilocano