Aguilar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Aguilar. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

Proper noun

Aguilar (countable and uncountable, plural Aguilars)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Aguilar is the 134^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 186512 individuals. Aguilar is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aguilar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13.

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧gui‧lar
• IPA^(key): /ʔaɡiˈlaɾ/ [ʔa.ɡiˈl̪aɾ]

Proper noun

Aguilar

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Camarines Sur and Albay

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧gui‧lar
• IPA^(key): /ʔaɡiˈlaɾ/ [ʔɐ.ɡɪˈl̪aɾ̪]

Proper noun

Aguilar

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Cebu and Davao del Sur

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧gui‧lar
• IPA^(key): /ʔaɡiˈlaɾ/ [ʔa.ɡiˈlaɾ]

Proper noun

Aguilar

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Iloilo and Negros Occidental

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Proper noun

Aguilar

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Aguilar.

• (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
• (municipality): Named after Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, 56th Governor-General of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧gui‧lar
• IPA^(key): /aɡiˈlaɾ/, [a.ɡɪˈlaɾ]

Proper noun

Aguilar

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar
2. A municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines.

Spanish

Etymology

Originally meaning "from the eagle's lair," see águila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡiˈlaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞iˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: A‧gui‧lar

Proper noun

Aguilar m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: Aguilar
• → Cebuano: Aguilar
• → English: Aguilar
• → Hiligaynon: Aguilar
• → Kapampangan: Aguilar
• → Pangasinan: Aguilar
• → Tagalog: Aguilar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Aguilar.

• (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
• (municipality): Named after Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, 56th Governor-General of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡiˈlaɾ/ [ʔɐ.ɣɪˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: A‧gui‧lar

Proper noun

Aguilár (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜎᜇ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Metro Manila, Cavite and Nueva Ecija
2. Aguilar (a municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines)

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Aguilar is the 38^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 121,635 individuals.