# Acevedo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/acevedo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Portuguese

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 51,351 |
| US rank (2010) | 665 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,012 people |
| Change since 2000 | +34% (38,232 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌæsɪˈveɪdəʊ/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Portuguese Azevedo (often via Spanish Acevedo).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Acevedo in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 94% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Acevedo in the United States, Argentina and Chile.

## People named Acevedo

- Kirk Acevedo, American actor
- David Acevedo, Argentine footballer
- Elizabeth Acevedo, American poet and author
- Albert Acevedo, association football player

## Similar surnames

Azevedo, Azpeitia.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.