How common is the surname Afonso?

1,233 people in the United States had the surname Afonso in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,402 Americans. It ranked 21,260th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Afonso?

In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Afonso identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Afonso?

Guilherme Afonso, association football player from Angola.

Where is the surname Afonso most common?

Wikidata records people named Afonso in Switzerland.

Is the surname Afonso getting more or less common?

More common. 1,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,233 in 2010, up 15%.

Is Afonso also a first name?

Yes. Afonso is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Afonso

A surname, carried by 1,233 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A152 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Afonso is more common than 86.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,233 people named Afonso in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,402 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,068.

#21,260

rank among US surnames

1,233

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+15.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,481)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,251	Guinto	1,234	250,199
#21,260	Craney	1,233	250,402

Who is named Afonso

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

79% of people named Afonso identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Afonsos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Guilherme Afonso
Association football player from Angola, born 1985

Questions

How common is the surname Afonso?: 1,233 people in the United States had the surname Afonso in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,402 Americans. It ranked 21,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Afonso?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Afonso identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Afonso?: Guilherme Afonso, association football player from Angola.
Where is the surname Afonso most common?: Wikidata records people named Afonso in Switzerland.
Is the surname Afonso getting more or less common?: More common. 1,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,233 in 2010, up 15%.
Is Afonso also a first name?: Yes. Afonso is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.