Ignacio

See also: Ignácio

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ignacio. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Ignacio (countable and uncountable, plural Ignacios)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. An unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States.
3. A town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.

Derived terms

• San Ignacio

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ignacio is the 5594^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6219 individuals. Ignacio is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (57.92%) and Hispanic/Latino (26.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ignacio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 225.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ignātius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡˈnaθjo/ [iɣ̞ˈna.θjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /iɡˈnasjo/ [iɣ̞ˈna.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθjo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -asjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Ig‧na‧cio

Proper noun

Ignacio m

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Ignatius

Derived terms

• José Ignacio
• Nacho
  • nacho

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Ignacio

Further reading

• “Ignacio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin Ignātiusbor.

Spanish Ignaciobor.

Tagalog Ignacio

Borrowed from Spanish Ignacio.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiɡˈnasjo/ [ʔɪɡ̠ˈn̪aː.ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔiɡˈnasjo/ [ʔɪɡ̠ˈn̪as.jo]
• Rhymes: -asjo
• Syllabification: Ig‧nac‧io

Proper noun

Ignacio (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ignacio is the 52^nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 93,768 individuals.