Save Type Surname Usage Spanish (Caribbean) Pronounced Pron. /o.ˈka.sjo/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Meaning uncertain, possibly from Spanish ocasión meaning "occasion" or ocaso meaning "dusk, sunset". This surname is primarily used in Puerto Rico.
Save Type Surname Usage Spanish (Latin American) Meaning & History Possibly from Spanish ocasión "time, occasion" or from ocaso "dusk, sunset", but the meaning as a surname is unexplained. A famous bearer of the name is American politician and activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989-).