Spinosa

See also: spinosa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Spinosa.

Proper noun

Spinosa (plural Spinosas)

A surname from Italian.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Spinosa is the 26229^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 932 individuals. Spinosa is most common among White (91.95%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spinosa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

Pasions, Passion, passion, saposin

Italian

Etymology

From the feminine form of spinoso (“thorny”), probably used as a nickname.

Proper noun

Spinosa m or f by sense

a surname transferred from the nickname

Further reading

Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

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