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    The surname Carneiro

    A surname, carried by 1,100 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C656

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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). Carneiro is more common than 85.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,100 people named Carneiro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 280,678 Americans. That is up 82% since 2000, when the Census counted 604.

    #23,185
    rank among US surnames
    1,100
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +82.1%
    change since 2000 (was #35,288)

    Who is named Carneiro

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

    83% of people named Carneiro identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Carneiros

    10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Paulo Henrique Carneiro Filho
      Brazilian footballer, born 1989
    • Macris Carneiro
      Brazilian volleyball player, born 1989
    • Sueli Carneiro
      Brazilian philosopher and activist, born 1950
    • Enéas Carneiro
      Brazilian politician (1938–2007)
    • Gonzalo Carneiro
      Association football player, born 1995
    • Robert L. Carneiro
      American anthropologist (1927-2020)
    • João Emanuel Carneiro
      Brazilian screenwriter and film director, born 1970
    • Cláudia Ohana
      Brazilian actress, born 1963
    • Wánderson
      Brazilian association football player, born 1986
    • Mateus Solano
      Brazilian actor, born 1981

    Notable Carneiros come mostly from Brazil (8), Uruguay (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Carneiro

    Carneiro has the Soundex code C656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C656.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Carneiro?
    1,100 people in the United States had the surname Carneiro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 280,678 Americans. It ranked 23,185th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Carneiro?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Carneiro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Carneiro?
    Paulo Henrique Carneiro Filho, Brazilian footballer, followed by Macris Carneiro.
    Where is the surname Carneiro most common?
    Wikidata records people named Carneiro in Brazil, Uruguay and the United States.
    Is the surname Carneiro getting more or less common?
    More common. 604 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,100 in 2010, up 82%.