Domingo
A surname from the personal name Domingo, ultimately meaning “of the Lord” and often tied to the day Sunday or the feast day of St. Dominic.
The #3,283 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 28,037 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Domingo is a Spanish surname taken from the given name Domingo. That personal name comes from Latin Dominicus, meaning “of the Lord,” a Christian name associated with Sunday and with St. Dominic. In surname use, it would originally have marked someone as “son of Domingo” or simply have been adopted from the common given name.
History
The name is especially natural in Spanish-speaking regions, where Domingo has long been a familiar male given name. Historical surname writers also connect it with the widespread medieval Christian naming tradition built around saints’ names. In English records it appears only rarely and is usually treated as a foreign or imported name rather than a native English surname.
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Fun fact
The same Latin root that lies behind Domingo also gave English the word “Sunday” in Romance languages, through the idea of the Lord’s day.
From the historical record
“cus and Dominica; in Spain, Domingo. For history of the name indsaints so called, V. Yonge, 1,445. Dominey was the pet form. It has always been rare in England. Domiaicaa de Bflketon, Fina Roll. 19”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instancesNotable people named Domingo
- Plácido Domingo (b. 1941)
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