How common is the surname Amado?

3,680 people in the United States had the surname Amado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,898 Americans. It ranked 8,896th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Amado?

Jorge Amado, Brazilian writer (1912–2001), followed by Flávio Amado.

Where is the surname Amado most common?

Wikidata records people named Amado in Brazil, Angola and France.

Is the surname Amado getting more or less common?

More common. 2,686 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,680 in 2010, up 37%.

Is Amado also a first name?

Yes. Amado 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 Amado

A surname, carried by 3,680 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amado is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,680 people named Amado in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,898 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,686.

#8,896

rank among US surnames

3,680

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+37%

change since 2000 (was #10,881)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,890	Vereen	3,683	83,830
#8,891	Diorio	3,682	83,853
#8,894	Wentzel	3,681	83,875
#8,896	Tarpley	3,680	83,898
#8,900	Brigman	3,679	83,921

Who is named Amado

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

57% of people named Amado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 57%
White (not Hispanic) 19%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Amados

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jorge Amado
Brazilian writer (1912–2001)
Flávio Amado
Angolan footballer, born 1979
Camila Amado
Brazilian actress, 1938–2021
Véra Clouzot
Brazilian-French actress (1913-1960)

Notable Amados come mostly from Brazil (2), Angola (1) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Amado

Amado has the Soundex code A530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A530.

Questions

How common is the surname Amado?: 3,680 people in the United States had the surname Amado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,898 Americans. It ranked 8,896th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Amado?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Amado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Amado?: Jorge Amado, Brazilian writer (1912–2001), followed by Flávio Amado.
Where is the surname Amado most common?: Wikidata records people named Amado in Brazil, Angola and France.
Is the surname Amado getting more or less common?: More common. 2,686 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,680 in 2010, up 37%.
Is Amado also a first name?: Yes. Amado 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.