Ancheta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ancheta, from Basque Antxieta, Antzieta, and Antxeta.

Proper noun

Ancheta (plural Anchetas)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ancheta is the 8941^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3661 individuals. Ancheta is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.45%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ancheta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 37.

Anagrams

• chanate

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ancheta, from Basque.

Proper noun

Ancheta

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Ancheta, from Basque Antxieta, Antzieta, and Antxeta.

Proper noun

Ancheta

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ancheta, from Basque.

Proper noun

Ancheta

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ancheta, from Basque.

Proper noun

Ancheta

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Pangasinan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ancheta, from Basque.

Proper noun

Ancheta

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Anchieta

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Antxieta, Antzieta, and Antxeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈt͡ʃeta/ [ãnʲˈt͡ʃe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: An‧che‧ta

Proper noun

Ancheta f

1. a surname from Basque

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: Ancheta
• → Cebuano: Ancheta
• → English: Ancheta
• → Hiligaynon: Ancheta
• → Ilocano: Ancheta
• → Pangasinan: Ancheta
• → Tagalog: Ancheta

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ancheta, from Basque.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanˈt͡ʃeta/ [ʔɐn̪ˈt͡ʃɛː.t̪ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔanˈtseta/ [ʔɐn̪ˈt͡sɛː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: An‧che‧ta

Proper noun

Ancheta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ancheta is the 145th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 44,016 individuals.