Falcon

See also: falcon, falcón, and Falcón

English

Etymology

• From Spanish Falcón
• Calque from Amerindian languages, for the bird falcon.

Proper noun

Falcon (countable and uncountable, plural Falcons)

1. A surname.
   1. A surname from Spanish.
   2. A surname, from Native Indigenous Amerindian languages.
2. A place name:
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado.
      2. An unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
      3. A town in Quitman County, Mississippi.
      4. A town in Cumberland County and Sampson County, North Carolina.
      5. An unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee.
   2. A suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Falcon is the 2398^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15125 individuals. Falcon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (71.13%) and White (22.52%) individuals.

Anagrams

• flacon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Falcón.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /falˈkon/ [fɐlˈkon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /palˈkon/ [pɐlˈkon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Fal‧con

Proper noun

Falcón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:
   • Ejay Falcon, actor

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Falcon is the 1,285^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 7,927 individuals.