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Raposo
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raposo
English
Alternative forms
en Rapozo
Etymology
Borrowed from en gl - and en pt Raposo, from gl raposo fox.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Raposo is the 11179th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2829 individuals. Raposo is most common among White (80.21%) and Hispanic/Latino (16.61%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Galician surnames from Portuguese
Galician
Etymology
From gl raposo, "fox", and hence "astute". Equivalent to English Fox.
Pronunciation
gl /raˈposo̝/
Proper noun
gl
References
"Raposo" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.