Wences

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Wences, clipping of the Spanish given name Wenceslao.

Proper noun

Wences (plural Wenceses)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wences is the 33695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 676 individuals. Wences is most common among Hispanic/Latino (96.01%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Wences

1. plural of Wence