Esguerra

English

Etymology

From Spanish, a modification of Esquerra, a typical Basque surname. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Esguerra (plural Esguerras)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Esguerra is the 14349^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2085 individuals. Esguerra is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (73.76%) and Hispanic/Latino (16.55%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Esguerra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 535.

Anagrams

• reargues

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, a modification of Esquerra.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesˈɡeɾa/ [ʔɛsˈɡɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: Es‧gue‧rra

Proper noun

Esguerra (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜄᜒᜇ)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Esguerra is the 65^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 78,688 individuals.