Spinosa
See also: spinosa
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian Spinosa.
Proper noun
[edit]Spinosa (plural Spinosas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Spinosa is the 26229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 932 individuals. Spinosa is most common among White (91.95%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spinosa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
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Etymology
[edit]From the feminine form of spinoso (“thorny”), probably used as a nickname.
Proper noun
[edit]Spinosa m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the nickname
Further reading
[edit]- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024
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