Raposa

See also: raposa

English

Alternative forms

• Rapoza

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Raposa.

Proper noun

Raposa (plural Raposas)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Raposa is the 18166^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1532 individuals. Raposa is most common among White (93.73%) individuals.

Further reading

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