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    The surname Brandao

    A surname, carried by 960 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B653

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brandao is more common than 84.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 960 people named Brandao in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 321,610 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 593.

    #25,684
    rank among US surnames
    960
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +61.9%
    change since 2000 (was #35,797)

    Who is named Brandao

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

    66% of people named Brandao identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 8.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 66%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.1%
    • Two or more races 4.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Brandaos

    10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Élton Rodrigues Brandão
      Brazilian association football player, born 1985
    • José Augusto Brandão
      Brazilian footballer (1911-1989)
    • Osvaldo Brandão
      Brazilian football manager (1916–1989)
    • Diego Brandão
      Brazilian mixed martial artist, born 1987
    • Fernanda Brandão
      Brazilian singer and dancer, born 1983
    • Ignacio de Loyola Brandao
      Brazilian writer, born 1936
    • Leci Brandão
      Brazilian composer and singer, born 1944
    • Juninho Brandão
      Association football player, born 1995
    • Silviano Brandão
      Brazilian physician and politician, 4th president of the State of Minas Gerais and vice pr, 1848–1902
    • João Figueiredo
      Brazilian footballer, born 1996

    Notable Brandaos come mostly from Brazil (9) and Malaysia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Brandao

    Brandao has the Soundex code B653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B653.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Brandao?
    960 people in the United States had the surname Brandao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 321,610 Americans. It ranked 25,684th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Brandao?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Brandao identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Brandao?
    Élton Rodrigues Brandão, Brazilian association football player, followed by José Augusto Brandão.
    Where is the surname Brandao most common?
    Wikidata records people named Brandao in Brazil and Malaysia.
    Is the surname Brandao getting more or less common?
    More common. 593 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 960 in 2010, up 62%.