Palencia

Palencia Meaning & Origin

About Palencia
The surname Palencia is of Spanish origin and is derived from the name of a city in northern Spain called Palencia. The name Palencia is believed to have originated from the Latin word "palus" meaning "marsh" or "swamp." Therefore, the surname Palencia likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer of the name hailed from or had some association with the city of Palencia.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Palencia: 3,241
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 9,959
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.1

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

Ranking information for the surname Palencia is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLNS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P040520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P AH0 L EH1 N CH AH0
🌐 IPA
/palencia*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLNS', 'PLNX')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P452

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Palencia in Braille

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

The name Palencia in braille

How to sign the name Palencia using Sign Language

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

The name Palencia in sign language

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