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    The surname Coutinho

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 920 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C350

    Coutinho: #26,516 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Coutinho #26,516, 920 people Coutinho: #26,516 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Coutinho #26,516, 920 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coutinho is more common than 83.7% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    Borrowed from Portuguese Coutinho.

    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 920 people named Coutinho in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 335,593 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 656.

    #26,516
    rank among US surnames
    920
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +40.2%
    change since 2000 (was #32,939)

    Who is named Coutinho

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

    70% of people named Coutinho identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Coutinhos

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Philippe Coutinho
      Brazilian association football player, born 1992
    • Bruno Coutinho
      Brazilian association football player, born 1986
    • Cláudio Coutinho
      Brazilian football manager (1939-1981)
    • Eduardo Coutinho
      Brazilian film director (1933-2014)
    • Douglas Coutinho
      Brazilian association football player, born 1994
    • Rita Cadillac
      Brazilian dancer and singer, born 1954

    Notable Coutinhos come mostly from Brazil (5) and Spain (1).

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Coutinho come from?
    Borrowed from Portuguese Coutinho.
    How common is the surname Coutinho?
    920 people in the United States had the surname Coutinho in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 335,593 Americans. It ranked 26,516th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Coutinho?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Coutinho identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Coutinho?
    Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian association football player, followed by Bruno Coutinho.
    Where is the surname Coutinho most common?
    Wikidata records people named Coutinho in Brazil and Spain.
    Is the surname Coutinho getting more or less common?
    More common. 656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 920 in 2010, up 40%.