How common is the surname Abreu?

17,998 people in the United States had the surname Abreu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,154 Americans. It ranked 2,008th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Abreu?

Cláudia Abreu, Brazilian actress, followed by Zequinha de Abreu.

Where is the surname Abreu most common?

Wikidata records people named Abreu in Brazil, Angola and the Kingdom of Portugal.

Is the surname Abreu getting more or less common?

More common. 13,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,998 in 2010, up 38%.

The surname Abreu

A Portuguese surname, carried by 17,998 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abreu is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Portuguese origin

Borrowed from Portuguese Abreu.

One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,998 people named Abreu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,154 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,012.

#2,008

rank among US surnames

17,998

people in 2010

6.1

per 100,000 Americans

+38.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,553)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,999	Kowalski	18,077	17,079
#2,000	Kincaid	18,075	17,081
#2,001	Moya	18,071	17,085
#2,002	Vogt	18,061	17,095
#2,003	Kimble	18,040	17,114
#2,004	Barraza	18,030	17,124
#2,005	Hay	18,029	17,125

Who is named Abreu

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Abreu identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 83%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Abreus

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cláudia Abreu
Brazilian actress, born 1970
Zequinha de Abreu
Brazilian musician and composer (1880-1935)
Marco Abreu
Angolan footballer, born 1974
Casimiro de Abreu
Brazilian poet, novelist and playwright (1839–1860)
Fernanda Abreu
Brazilian recording artist, singer, born 1961
Caio Fernando Abreu
Brazilian writer (1948–1996)
Kátia Abreu
Brazilian politician, born 1962
Gilda de Abreu
Actress, director, singer, and writer (1904–1979)
José de Abreu
Brazilian actor, born 1946
Alê Abreu
Brazilian film director, born 1971
Renato Abreu
Brazilian footballer, born 1978
José Ignacio Abreu y Lima
Brazilian journalist, writer and politician (1794-1869)

Notable Abreus come mostly from Brazil (11), Angola (1) and the Kingdom of Portugal (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Abreu

Abreu has the Soundex code A160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A160.

Other Portuguese surnames

All 71 Portuguese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Abreu come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese Abreu.
How common is the surname Abreu?: 17,998 people in the United States had the surname Abreu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,154 Americans. It ranked 2,008th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abreu?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Abreu identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Abreu?: Cláudia Abreu, Brazilian actress, followed by Zequinha de Abreu.
Where is the surname Abreu most common?: Wikidata records people named Abreu in Brazil, Angola and the Kingdom of Portugal.
Is the surname Abreu getting more or less common?: More common. 13,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,998 in 2010, up 38%.