# Carneiro (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/carneiro/  
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) | 1,100 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,185 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 280,678 people |
| Change since 2000 | +82% (604 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carneiro 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carneiro in Brazil, Uruguay and the United States.

## People named Carneiro

- Paulo Henrique Carneiro Filho, Brazilian footballer
- Macris Carneiro, Brazilian volleyball player
- Sueli Carneiro, Brazilian philosopher and activist
- Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian politician (1938–2007)
- Gonzalo Carneiro, association football player
- Robert L. Carneiro, American anthropologist (1927-2020)
- João Emanuel Carneiro, Brazilian screenwriter and film director
- Cláudia Ohana, Brazilian actress
- Wánderson, Brazilian association football player
- Mateus Solano, Brazilian actor

## Similar surnames

Corner, Criner, Carner, Craner, Cranor, Cranmer, Cramer, Cormier, Creamer, Cromer, Cournoyer, Cromartie.

## 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.