Porras

See also: porras

English

Etymology

Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Porras

Proper noun

Porras (plural Porrases)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Porras is the 2962^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12106 individuals. Porras is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.3%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish Porras. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Proper noun

Porras

1. a common surname from Spanish, common in Iloilo, esp. the city of Passi

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈporas/ [ˈpo.ras]
• Rhymes: -oras
• Syllabification: Po‧rras

Proper noun

Porras m or f by sense

1. a surname