Bacallao

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/bəˈkɔɫaʊ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Bacallao is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: From bacallao, alternative form of bacalao (“cod”).

rarermore common
  • USUnited States
  • CUCuba
  • VEVenezuela

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

From bacallao, alternative form of bacalao (“cod”).

Sources 1

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

  • Yasmany Tomásb. 1990CUnot in their usual nameProfessional baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Bacallao,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 10 sources across 5 countries.

Official registers attesting Bacallao
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020725#33,783
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010656#34,495
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000449#44,997
ES SpainINE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal)—94#28,677
ES SpainINE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos)—94#28,647
UY UruguayINE Uruguay — Apellidos más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public)—73—
EC EcuadorINEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024)—19—
CR Costa RicaTSE — electoral roll (padrón) names—7#6,862
EC EcuadorINEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024)20102—
EC EcuadorINEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024)19742—
EC EcuadorINEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024)19732—
EC EcuadorINEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024)20171—

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Bacallao mean, and where does it come from?
From bacallao, alternative form of bacalao (“cod”). Recorded by Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Bacallao?
A machine transcription gives /bəˈkɔɫaʊ/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Bacallao have the most bearers?
Bacallao is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Bacallao”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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