How common is the surname Antunes?

1,770 people in the United States had the surname Antunes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,433 Americans. It ranked 16,295th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Antunes?

In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Antunes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Antunes?

Arnaldo Antunes, Brazilian musician and writer, followed by Talita Antunes.

Where is the surname Antunes most common?

Wikidata records people named Antunes in Brazil, Angola and Portugal.

Is the surname Antunes getting more or less common?

More common. 1,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,770 in 2010, up 34%.

The surname Antunes

A surname, carried by 1,770 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Antunes is more common than 90% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,770 people named Antunes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,433 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,322.

#16,295

rank among US surnames

1,770

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+33.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,048)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,295	Swayne	1,770	174,433
#16,302	Merten	1,769	174,531

Who is named Antunes

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

71% of people named Antunes identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Antuness

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arnaldo Antunes
Brazilian musician and writer, born 1960
Talita Antunes
Brazilian beach volleyball player, born 1982
Gabriela Antunes
Angolan writer and teacher, 1937–2004
Jorge Antunes
Brazilian politician and composer, born 1942
Zico
Brazilian association football player and manager, born 1953
Paulo Thiago
Brazilian martial artist, born 1981

Notable Antuness come mostly from Brazil (4), Angola (1) and Portugal (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Antunes

Antunes has the Soundex code A535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A535.

Questions

How common is the surname Antunes?: 1,770 people in the United States had the surname Antunes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,433 Americans. It ranked 16,295th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Antunes?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Antunes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Antunes?: Arnaldo Antunes, Brazilian musician and writer, followed by Talita Antunes.
Where is the surname Antunes most common?: Wikidata records people named Antunes in Brazil, Angola and Portugal.
Is the surname Antunes getting more or less common?: More common. 1,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,770 in 2010, up 34%.