How common is the surname Azevedo?

6,014 people in the United States had the surname Azevedo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,338 Americans. It ranked 5,762nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Azevedo?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Azevedo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Azevedo?

Aluísio Azevedo, Brazilian writer and diplomat (1857–1913), followed by Márcio Azevedo.

Where is the surname Azevedo most common?

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

Is the surname Azevedo getting more or less common?

More common. 5,307 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,014 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Azevedo

A surname, carried by 6,014 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex A213

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Azevedo is more common than 96.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,014 people named Azevedo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,338 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,307.

#5,762

rank among US surnames

6,014

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+13.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,974)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,758	Kao	6,018	51,304
#5,759	Flack	6,016	51,321
#5,761	Roney	6,015	51,329
#5,762	Fitts	6,014	51,338
#5,765	Luck	6,008	51,389

Who is named Azevedo

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

81% of people named Azevedo identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Azevedos

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Aluísio Azevedo
Brazilian writer and diplomat (1857–1913)
Márcio Azevedo
Brazilian footballer, born 1986
Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo
Brazilian police officer, born 1978
Tony Azevedo
American water polo player and coach, born 1981
Felipe Azevedo
Brazilian footballer, born 1987
Artur Azevedo
Brazilian writer (1855–1908)
Valdir Azevedo
Brazilian musician (1923–1980)
Emily Azevedo
American hurdler and bobsledder, born 1983
Geraldo Azevedo
Brazilian singer-songwriter, born 1945
Philadelpho Azevedo
Brazilian lawyer (1894–1951)
Walter Ivan de Azevedo
Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop (1926–2024)
Padre Paulo Ricardo
Brazilian Roman Catholic priest, born 1967

Notable Azevedos come mostly from Brazil (10) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Azevedo

Acevedo

Azevedo has the Soundex code A213, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A213.

Questions

How common is the surname Azevedo?: 6,014 people in the United States had the surname Azevedo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,338 Americans. It ranked 5,762nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Azevedo?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Azevedo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Azevedo?: Aluísio Azevedo, Brazilian writer and diplomat (1857–1913), followed by Márcio Azevedo.
Where is the surname Azevedo most common?: Wikidata records people named Azevedo in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Azevedo getting more or less common?: More common. 5,307 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,014 in 2010, up 13%.