Requejo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician Requejo. This surname is mostly found in Peru.

Proper noun

Requejo (plural Requejos)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Requejo is the 35945^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Requejo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (83.33%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈkexo/ [reˈke.xo]
• Rhymes: -exo
• Syllabification: Re‧que‧jo

Proper noun

Requejo m or f by sense

1. a surname