# Almeida (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/almeida/  
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) | 16,760 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,166 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,422 people |
| Change since 2000 | +24% (13,523 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Almeyda |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Almeida.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Almeida 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) | 58% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 32% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Almeida in Brazil, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan and Portugal.

## People named Almeida

- Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Weverton Almeida Santos, Brazilian association football player
- Beto Almeida, Brazilian association football player and manager
- Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995)
- Lukian Araújo de Almeida, Brazilian association football player
- Richard Almeida, Brazilian association football player
- Leandro Almeida Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Dinis Almeida, association football player
- José Américo de Almeida, Brazilian writer and politician (1887–1980)
- Nair Almeida, Angolan handball player
- Ricardo Almeida, Brazilian-American mixed martial arts fighter
- Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer

and 14 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Alameda, Almeda, Almada, Almodovar, Allender, Allende, Allnutt.

## 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.