Ocasio

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See also: ocasió

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Apparently from Spanish ocasión (time, occasion), but the meaning as a surname is unexplained.[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Ocasio (plural Ocasios)

  1. A surname.

Derived terms[edit]

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ocasio is the 3815th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9293 individuals. Ocasio is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.05%) individuals.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ocasio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN:Hispanic (mainly Puerto Rico): apparently from Spanish ocasión ‘time’, ‘occasion’, but the meaning as a surname is unexplained.

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /oˈkasjo/ [oˈka.sjo]
  • Rhymes: -asjo
  • Syllabification: O‧ca‧sio

Proper noun[edit]

Ocasio m or f by sense

  1. a surname