Carransa

Carransa Meaning & Origin

About Carransa
The surname Carransa is of Spanish origin and is derived from the place name Carranza, which is a town in the Basque Country of northern Spain. The name Carranza is believed to have originated from the Basque words "karr" meaning "rock" and "antza" meaning "slope," referring to the town's location on a rocky slope. Therefore, the surname Carransa likely denotes someone who hailed from or had ancestral connections to the town of Carranza.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Carransa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Carransa: 117
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 142,108
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Carransa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRNS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C060520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K ER0 AE1 N S AH0
🌐 IPA
/carransa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Carransa in Braille

Here's how to represent Carransa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Carransa in braille

How to sign the name Carransa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Carransa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Carransa in sign language

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