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    The surname Conceicao

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 662 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C522

    Conceicao: #34,272 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Conceicao #34,272, 662 people Conceicao: #34,272 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Conceicao #34,272, 662 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Conceicao is more common than 78.9% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    Borrowed from Portuguese Conceição.

    One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 662 people named Conceicao in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 466,383 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 479.

    #34,272
    rank among US surnames
    662
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.2%
    change since 2000 (was #42,604)

    Who is named Conceicao

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

    79% of people named Conceicao identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Two or more races 4.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    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 Conceicaos

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Flávio Conceição
      Brazilian footballer, born 1974
    • Robson Conceição
      Brazilian boxer, born 1988
    • Hebert Conceição
      Brazilian boxer, born 1998
    • José da Conceição
      Brazilian athletics competitor (1931-1974)
    • Anderson Conceição
      Brazilian footballer, born 1989
    • Cléber Américo da Conceição
      Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1969
    • Jean-Jacques Conceição
      Angolan basketball player (born 1964)
    • Ronaldo Conceição
      Brazilian footballer, born 1987
    • Rogério Conceição do Rosário
      Brazilian footballer, born 1991
    • Janina Conceição
      Brazilian volleyball player, born 1972
    • Talisca
      Brazilian footballer (born 1994)

    Notable Conceicaos come mostly from Brazil (10) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (1).

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    Surnames that sound like Conceicao

    Conceicao has the Soundex code C522, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C522.

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Conceicao come from?
    Borrowed from Portuguese Conceição.
    How common is the surname Conceicao?
    662 people in the United States had the surname Conceicao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 466,383 Americans. It ranked 34,272nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Conceicao?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Conceicao identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Conceicao?
    Flávio Conceição, Brazilian footballer, followed by Robson Conceição.
    Where is the surname Conceicao most common?
    Wikidata records people named Conceicao in Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    Is the surname Conceicao getting more or less common?
    More common. 479 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 662 in 2010, up 38%.