# Azevedo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/azevedo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,014 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,762 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 51,338 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (5,307 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Azevedo 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Azevedo in Brazil and the United States.

## People named Azevedo

- Aluísio Azevedo, Brazilian writer and diplomat (1857–1913)
- Márcio Azevedo, Brazilian footballer
- Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, Brazilian police officer
- Tony Azevedo, American water polo player and coach
- Felipe Azevedo, Brazilian footballer
- Artur Azevedo, Brazilian writer (1855–1908)
- Valdir Azevedo, Brazilian musician (1923–1980)
- Emily Azevedo, American hurdler and bobsledder
- Geraldo Azevedo, Brazilian singer-songwriter
- Philadelpho Azevedo, Brazilian lawyer (1894–1951)
- Walter Ivan de Azevedo, Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop (1926–2024)
- Padre Paulo Ricardo, Brazilian Roman Catholic priest

## Similar surnames

Acevedo, Azpeitia.

## 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.