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Serrano

Serrano

20 8.1
A Spanish family name used as a last name
  • proper noun
  • /səˈrɑːnoʊ/
translation icon : Serrano
  • Mr. Serrano has lived in this neighborhood for over a decade.
  • Jorge Serrano
  • Andres Serrano

What a fight incredible the fight of the night, Serrano.

Examples

  • The event did have at least one undecided voter, though, in William Serrano, 19.

    Blog text (18)
  • He told the Dutch captain his name was Raphael Serrano... ...of the tobacco ship Francesca.

  • Mr Serrano, it's for you.

  • I like you, Mr Serrano.

  • Long flight, huh, Mr Serrano?

  • Welcome back, Mr Serrano.

  • OK, Mr Serrano.

  • Welcome, Mr Serrano.

  • We thank Juan Manuel Moya Serrano for his technical assistance.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In the waning minutes of the first half, Daysi Serrano headed the ball cleanly into the back of the net.

    Blog text (15)

Synonyms

maduro
vsSerrano
209 7.6

A family name common in Spanish-speaking countries

focuses on origin without stressing how common it is
Toro
vsSerrano
11 6.2

A Spanish family name

is phrased to stress origin rather than national label
Bueno
vsSerrano
8 8.6

A Spanish or Portuguese family name

specifies Spanish origin only rather than Spanish or Portuguese
Posada
vsSerrano
8 5.1

A family name from Spain that people use as their last name

is the general label for family names of Spanish origin
Montes
vsSerrano
6 6.3

A last name from Spain or Portugal

stresses Spanish origin rather than Spanish or Portuguese origin
Hidalgo
vsSerrano
4 7.2

A Spanish family name used by many people

is phrased to stress origin rather than national label
gracias
vsSerrano
2 8.9

A Spanish family name

is the general term highlighting origin rather than frequency
alameda
vsSerrano
2 7.9

A family name common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries

treats origin as Spanish alone rather than both Spanish and Portuguese
cruzado
vsSerrano
1 8.3

A family name common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries

treats origin as Spanish alone rather than Spanish and Portuguese
Alcantara
vsSerrano
1 8.4

A family name from Spain and Portugal

limits origin to Spanish alone rather than both countries
Abogado
vsSerrano
9.8

A family name used by people in Spanish-speaking countries

emphasizes origin rather than frequency or regional commonness

Surface Forms

Serrano main

Etymology

Serrano is a Spanish family name from the word 'sierra' meaning 'mountain' plus the ending -ano meaning 'from'. So Serrano originally meant 'from the mountains', which makes it easy to remember as a name for people with mountain origins.