Centeno

centeno English Alternative forms en Senteno Etymology Borrowed from en es Centeno, an occupational surname for someone who grew or worked with rye, from en la centenum, based on a notion that one stalk of rye would produce one-hundred grains. Proper noun s en Spanish. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Centeno is the 2488th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14510 individuals. Centeno is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.5%) individuals. Further reading Portuguese Pronunciation pt Cen te no Proper noun pt Spanish Etymology From es la centenus one-hundred. The surname likely arose as an occupational surname for someone who grew or worked with rye, based on a notion at the time that one stalk would produce one-hundred grains of rye. Pronunciation Proper noun mfbysense es Further reading Tagalog Alternative forms tl Centino Etymology tl :bor es:- + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun + tl Spanish Statistics 306th 25,585