# Baptista (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/baptista/  
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 the Romance languages, Spanish, or Portuguese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,621 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,027 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 85,265 people |
| Change since 2000 | +19% (3,050 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Romance ( Spanish Baptista and Portuguese Baptista ).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Baptista 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) | 57% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 15% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 10% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Baptista in Brazil.

## People named Baptista

- Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
- Nelsinho Baptista, Brazilian association football player and manager
- Arnaldo Baptista, Brazilian musician
- Bruno Baptista, Brazilian racing driver
- Cyro Baptista, Brazilian musician

## Similar surnames

Baptiste, Baptist.

## 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.