Peralta

See also: peralta and peraltá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

Proper noun

Peralta (plural Peraltas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peralta is the 949^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36585 individuals. Peralta is most common among Hispanic/Latino (86.03%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• apteral

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pe‧ral‧ta
• IPA^(key): /peˈɾalta/, [peˈɾ̪al̪.t̪ɐ]

Proper noun

Peralta

1. a surname from Spanish

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• de Peralta

Etymology

From Spanish Peralta, toponymic surname from piedra alta. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾalta/, [peˈɾal.ta]
• Hyphenation: Pe‧ral‧ta

Proper noun

Peralta

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Peralta, generally concentrated in Ilocos Sur and La Union

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Peralta

1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

From place names in Spain, inherited from Latin petra alta (literally “high rock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾalta/ [peˈɾal̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -alta
• Syllabification: Pe‧ral‧ta

Proper noun

Peralta m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /peˈɾalta/ [pɛˈɾal.tɐ]
• Rhymes: -alta
• Syllabification: Pe‧ral‧ta

Proper noun

Peralta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜆ)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Peralta is the 55th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 90,804 individuals.