Pesantes

See also: pesantes and pésantes

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pesantes; this surname is predominantly found in Ecuador and Peru.

Proper noun

Pesantes (plural Pesanteses)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pesantes is the 40976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Pesantes is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.98%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pesantes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.