# Arruda (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/arruda/  
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) | 4,532 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,351 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 68,126 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (4,293 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Dearruda, Doarruda, Darruda |

## Etymology

From Portuguese Arruda.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Arruda 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Arruda in Brazil and Italy.

## People named Arruda

- Paulo César Arruda Parente, Brazilian footballer
- Helton, Brazilian footballer
- Carolina Kasting, Brazilian actress

## Similar surnames

Ard, Arrieta, Arrowood, Arwood, Arita, Ahart, Arata, Arth.

## 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.