Veloso

See also: veloso

English

Etymology

Portuguese, Filipino, and Hispanic surname, either borrowed from Portuguese or Galician (via Spanish).

Proper noun

Veloso (plural Velosos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Veloso is the 22906^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1117 individuals. Veloso is most common among White (38.14%), Asian/Pacific Islander (34.11%), and Hispanic/Latino (23.19%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish, from Galician.

Proper noun

Veloso

1. a surname from Galician

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ozu

Proper noun

Veloso m

1. a surname

Statistics

(Per Forebears 2014)

• 267th most common surname in Brazil
• 226th most common surname in Angola
• 184th most common surname in Portugal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician or Portuguese.

Proper noun

Veloso m or f by sense

1. a surname from Galician or Portuguese

Statistics

(Per Forebears 2014)

• 434th most common surname in Chile
• 1,983rd most common surname in Argentina
• 2,577th most common surname in Spain

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Galician.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /veˈloso/ [vɛˈlo.so]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /beˈloso/ [bɛˈlo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: Ve‧lo‧so

Proper noun

Veloso (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜐᜓ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician], notably borne by:
   1. Lou Veloso, Filipina politician and actress
   2. Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina worker on death row in Indonesia after being used as a drug mule by a drug syndicate

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Veloso is the 333rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 24,231 individuals.