Policarpio

See also: policarpio

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Policarpio, a variant of Policarpo; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Policarpio (plural Policarpios)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Policarpio is the 39281^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 560 individuals. Policarpio is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (69.64%) and Hispanic/Latino (16.79%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, variant of Policarpo, a reference to St. Polycarp [of Smyrna] (San Policarpo de Esmirna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /polikaɾˈpio/ [po.lɪ.xɐɾˈpi.o]
• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: Po‧li‧car‧pi‧o

Proper noun

Policárpió (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜓ)

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Policarpio is the 301^st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,649 individuals.