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    The surname Amorim

    A surname, carried by 993 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A565

    Amorim: #25,020 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Amorim #25,020, 993 people Amorim: #25,020 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Amorim #25,020, 993 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amorim is more common than 84.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 993 people named Amorim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 310,922 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 723.

    #25,020
    rank among US surnames
    993
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +37.3%
    change since 2000 (was #30,483)

    Who is named Amorim

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

    90% of people named Amorim identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Amorims

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eduarda Amorim
      Brazilian handball player, born 1986
    • Celso Amorim
      Brazilian diplomat (born 1942)
    • William Amorim
      Brazilian footballer, born 1991
    • Patrícia Amorim
      Brazilian swimmer, born 1969
    • Felipe Amorim
      Brazilian association football player, born 1991
    • Paulo Henrique Amorim
      Brazilian blogger and journalist (1942–2019)
    • Giovani Henrique
      Brazilian association football player, born 2004

    Questions

    How common is the surname Amorim?
    993 people in the United States had the surname Amorim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 310,922 Americans. It ranked 25,020th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Amorim?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Amorim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Amorim?
    Eduarda Amorim, Brazilian handball player, followed by Celso Amorim.
    Where is the surname Amorim most common?
    Wikidata records people named Amorim in Brazil.
    Is the surname Amorim getting more or less common?
    More common. 723 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 993 in 2010, up 37%.