How common is the surname Bezerra?

354 people in the United States had the surname Bezerra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 872,163 Americans. It ranked 57,516th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bezerra?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Bezerra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bezerra?

Heraldo Bezerra, Brazilian footballer (1946–1977), followed by Fátima Bezerra.

Where is the surname Bezerra most common?

Wikidata records people named Bezerra in Brazil.

Is the surname Bezerra getting more or less common?

More common. 310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 354 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Bezerra

A surname, carried by 354 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bezerra is more common than 64.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 354 people named Bezerra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 872,163 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 310.

#57,516

rank among US surnames

354

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+14.2%

change since 2000 (was #60,706)

Who is named Bezerra

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

81% of people named Bezerra identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bezerras

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Heraldo Bezerra
Brazilian footballer (1946–1977)
Fátima Bezerra
56th Governor of Rio Grande do Norte, born 1955
Adolfo Bezerra de Menezes
Brazilian journalist, physician, military personnel, writer and politician (1831–1900)
José Adauto Bezerra
Brazilian politician, 1926–2021
Eliana
Brazilian recording artist, singer, actress and television presenter, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bezerra

Becerra

Bezerra has the Soundex code B260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B260.

Questions

How common is the surname Bezerra?: 354 people in the United States had the surname Bezerra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 872,163 Americans. It ranked 57,516th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bezerra?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Bezerra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bezerra?: Heraldo Bezerra, Brazilian footballer (1946–1977), followed by Fátima Bezerra.
Where is the surname Bezerra most common?: Wikidata records people named Bezerra in Brazil.
Is the surname Bezerra getting more or less common?: More common. 310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 354 in 2010, up 14%.