Carreño
A Spanish surname most often linked to a place name or local landmark, and especially common in Spanish-speaking regions.
The #4,922 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 43,205 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Carreño is a Spanish surname. In many cases, surnames of this type began as place-based names, identifying someone as coming from a village, estate, or area called Carreño or from a similarly named locality. The name is associated with Spanish usage, and the spelling with -eño reflects the Spanish adjectival ending often used in regional and locative surnames.
History
The surname is traditionally associated with Spain, especially the north of the country, and later spread widely through the Spanish-speaking world. In modern usage it is found in Spain and across Latin America, as well as in Hispanic communities elsewhere. The surname is also known from several notable bearers in politics, the arts, and public life.
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Fun fact
The tilde in Carreño marks the Spanish ñ sound, which is often simplified to n in English-language records and databases.