# Desouza (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/desouza/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.; Alternative form of DeSouza.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,639 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,255 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 46,505 people |
| Change since 2000 | +50% (4,413 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Desouza 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) | 61% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 9.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Desouza in Brazil, Benin and Portugal.

## People named Desouza

- Alex de Souza, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian association football player
- Alberto Luiz de Souza, Brazilian association football player
- Luiz Diallisson de Souza Alves, Brazilian association football player
- Edson Aparecido de Souza, Brazilian association football player (born 1962)
- Josef de Souza, Brazilian association football player
- Natan Bernardo de Souza, Brazilian footballer
- Érika de Souza, Brazilian basketball player (born 1982)
- Ruth de Souza, Brazilian actress (1921–2019)
- Isidore de Souza, Beninese archbishop (1934-1999)
- Maicon Thiago Pereira de Souza, Brazilian footballer
- Ana Cristina de Souza, Brazilian volleyball player

and 31 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Desousa, D'Souza, Deshazo, Dukes, Dykes, Dugas, DiCicco, Decicco, Dacus, Dycus, Dusek, Dicus.

## 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.