How common is the surname Dacunha?

856 people in the United States had the surname Dacunha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 360,684 Americans. It ranked 28,001st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dacunha?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Dacunha identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dacunha?

Carmen Miranda, Brazilian singer (1909–1955), followed by Matheus Cunha.

Where is the surname Dacunha most common?

Wikidata records people named Dacunha in Brazil and Portugal.

Is the surname Dacunha getting more or less common?

More common. 621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 856 in 2010, up 38%.

The surname Dacunha

A surname, carried by 856 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dacunha is more common than 82.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 856 people named Dacunha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 360,684 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 621.

#28,001

rank among US surnames

856

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+37.8%

change since 2000 (was #34,503)

Who is named Dacunha

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

87% of people named Dacunha identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dacunhas

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carmen Miranda
Brazilian singer (1909–1955)
Matheus Cunha
Brazilian association football player do brazilian player (born 1999)
Aécio Neves
Brazilian economist, politician, and former Governor of Minas Gerais, born 1960
Aurora Miranda
Brazilian entertainer (1915–2005)
Mateus Solano
Brazilian actor, born 1981

Notable Dacunhas come mostly from Brazil (4) and Portugal (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Dacunha?: 856 people in the United States had the surname Dacunha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 360,684 Americans. It ranked 28,001st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dacunha?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Dacunha identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dacunha?: Carmen Miranda, Brazilian singer (1909–1955), followed by Matheus Cunha.
Where is the surname Dacunha most common?: Wikidata records people named Dacunha in Brazil and Portugal.
Is the surname Dacunha getting more or less common?: More common. 621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 856 in 2010, up 38%.