Posas

See also: posas and posás

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Posas, from the noun pausa (“rest, repose, pause”). This surname is mostly found in Honduras.

Proper noun

Posas (plural Posases)

1. A surname from Catalan.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Posas is the 35622^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 631 individuals. Posas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.96%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Pasos, possa, psoas, soaps