Ballesteros

See also: ballesteros

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Ballesteros.

Proper noun

Ballesteros (plural Ballesteroses)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ballesteros is the 3481^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10261 individuals. Ballesteros is most common among Hispanic/Latino (78.76%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.7%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ballesteros

1. plural of Ballestero

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ballesteros”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90.

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish Ballesteros, occupational surname from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bal‧les‧te‧ros

Proper noun

Ballesteros

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
2. Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines)

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Ballesteros, occupational surname from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bal‧les‧te‧ros

Proper noun

Ballesteros

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
2. Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines).

Spanish

Etymology

From ballesteros (plural of ballestero).

Proper noun

Ballesteros m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Statistics

According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Ballesteros occurs in Spain as a first surname by 24,622 individuals, and as a second surname by 24,232 individuals. It is prevalent in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Toledo, and Albacete.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Vallesteros — surname

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ballesteros, from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baljesˈteɾos/ [bɐl.jɛsˈt̪ɛː.ɾos], /balesˈteɾos/ [bɐ.lɛsˈt̪ɛː.ɾos]
• Rhymes: -eɾos
• Syllabification: Bal‧les‧te‧ros, Ba‧lles‧te‧ros

Proper noun

Ballesteros (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ or ᜊᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
2. Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines)

Related terms

• balyesta
• balyeston