Definitions for ochoa
oʊˈtʃoʊ ə; səˈvɛər oʊochoa

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1. Ochoa, Severo Ochoanoun

   United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (1905-1993)

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1. Ochoa

   Ochoa (Basque: Otxoa or Otsoa) is a Spanish surname of Basque origin common throughout Spain, France, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; it was originally a given name in Medieval Spain. The name originated in the Basque Country and means "the wolf", from the Basque vocabulary word otso/otxo meaning "wolf" (the suffix -a in the Basque language represents the definite article). In Standard Basque, the name is spelled otsoa or otxoa. There was also a female given name Ochanda (meaning "female wolf", cf. the elegant tower in the old quarter of Vitoria-Gasteiz named after Ochanda, proper name of the daughter of a man responsible for revamping the tower in the 16th century) and Ochotorena or Otxotorena, meaning "son of Ochoto" (literally "small wolf"). The Spanish equivalent of this Basque given name was Lope, also appearing in the names of Gascon lords in the High Middle Ages.

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1. ochoa

   Ochoa is a Spanish surname of Basque origin which is commonly used in Spain and Latin American countries. It's derived from the Basque word 'otsoa' meaning 'wolf'. Severo Ochoa, a Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, and Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut, are among the famous bearers of this surname. It's not a common given name.

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1. OCHOA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ochoa is ranked #408 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ochoa surname appeared 78,677 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 27 would have the surname Ochoa.
   
   94% or 74,027 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.5% or 3,564 total occurrences were White.
   0.5% or 425 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 283 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.2% or 228 total occurrences were Black.
   0.1% or 142 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Biochemist

How to pronounce ochoa?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ochoa in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ochoa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ochoa
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochoa
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html