Ursua

English

Alternative forms

• Urzua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ursúa, variant of Urzúa, a surname of Basque origin. Also a Filipino surname due to the Catalogo alfabético de apellidos; in the Philippines, mostly found among Pangasinan people.

Proper noun

Ursua (plural Ursuas)

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

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ursua is the 38214^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 580 individuals. Ursua is most common among Hispanic/Latino (59.66%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (27.41%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Ursúa, from Basque. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Proper noun

Ursúa

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], equivalent to Spanish Ursúa, mostly found in Pangasinan

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Urzúa, Ursúa

Etymology

Variant of Urzúa, from Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uɾˈsua/ [uɾˈsu.a]
• Rhymes: -ua
• Syllabification: Ur‧sua

Proper noun

Ursua m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ursúa, from Basque. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuɾˈsua/ [ʔʊɾˈsuː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ua
• Syllabification: Urs‧ua

Proper noun

Ursua (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜐᜓᜏ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], equivalent to Spanish Ursúa, mostly found in people of Pangasinan origin