Linares

See also: linares

English

Alternative forms

• Linarez

Etymology

From Spanish Linares, from linares (“flax fields”). For places outside Spain, derived from Spanish cities or from Spanish nobles bearing the name in their primary titles. As a surname mostly found in Venezuela, variously derived from all these sources.

Proper noun

Linares (plural Linareses)

1. A city in Spain.
2. A city in Chile.
3. A province of Chile around the city.
4. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Linares is the 1820^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19688 individuals. Linares is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Linares”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 439.

Spanish

Etymology

From linares (“flax fields”). Outside of Spain, variously named for Spanish cities or for Spanish nobles bearing the name in their primary titles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈnaɾes/ [liˈna.ɾes]
• Rhymes: -aɾes
• Syllabification: Li‧na‧res

Proper noun

Linares m or f by sense

1. a surname

Proper noun

Linares ?

1. A province of Chile
2. A city in Chile
3. (historical) A department of Chile
4. (historical) A province of Chile until 1976.

Derived terms

• linarense