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    The surname Dosreis

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 677 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D262

    Dosreis: #33,645 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Dosreis #33,645, 677 people Dosreis: #33,645 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Dosreis #33,645, 677 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dosreis is more common than 79.3% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    Borrowed from Portuguese dos Reis.

    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 677 people named Dosreis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 456,050 Americans. That is up 82% since 2000, when the Census counted 372.

    #33,645
    rank among US surnames
    677
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +82%
    change since 2000 (was #52,403)

    Who is named Dosreis

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

    65% of people named Dosreis identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 65%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    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 Dosreiss

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marcus Vinicius Urban Toledo dos Reis
      Brazilian basketball player (born 1986)
    • Nílton Santos
      Brazilian association football player (1925-2013)
    • Roni
      Brazilian association football player, born 1991
    • Wando
      Brazilian singer-songwriter, 1945–2012

    Notable Dosreiss come mostly from Brazil (3) and Spain (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dosreis

    Dosreis has the Soundex code D262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D262.

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dosreis come from?
    Borrowed from Portuguese dos Reis.
    How common is the surname Dosreis?
    677 people in the United States had the surname Dosreis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 456,050 Americans. It ranked 33,645th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dosreis?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Dosreis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dosreis?
    Marcus Vinicius Urban Toledo dos Reis, Brazilian basketball player (born 1986), followed by Nílton Santos.
    Where is the surname Dosreis most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dosreis in Brazil and Spain.
    Is the surname Dosreis getting more or less common?
    More common. 372 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 677 in 2010, up 82%.