Ionescu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Ionescu.

Proper noun

Ionescu (plural Ionescus)

1. A surname from Romanian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ionescu is the 28065^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 853 individuals. Ionescu is most common among White (96.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ionescu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 231.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Ionescu.

Proper noun

Ionescu m or f

1. a surname from Romanian

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Romanian

Etymology

From Ion (“John”) (variant of Ioan) +‎ -escu, the surname ending.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -esku

Proper noun

Ionescu m (genitive and dative lui Ionescu)

1. a surname