How common is the surname D'Souza?

3,417 people in the United States had the surname D'Souza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,356 Americans. It ranked 9,511th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named D'Souza?

Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, British academic, life peer (born 1944), followed by William D'Souza.

Where is the surname D'Souza most common?

Wikidata records people named D'Souza in the United Kingdom and India.

Is the surname D'Souza getting more or less common?

More common. 1,785 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,417 in 2010, up 91%.

The surname D'Souza

A surname, carried by 3,417 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). D'Souza is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.; Alternative form of DeSouza.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,417 people named D'Souza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,356 Americans. That is up 91% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,785.

#9,511

rank among US surnames

3,417

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+91.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,154)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,503	Naugle	3,420	90,276
#9,506	Mosely	3,419	90,303
#9,510	Ogilvie	3,418	90,329
#9,511	Thibeault	3,417	90,356
#9,515	Hord	3,416	90,382
#9,520	Mikesell	3,415	90,409

Who is named D'Souza

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

81% of people named D'Souza identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
White (not Hispanic) 9.2%
Two or more races 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous D'Souzas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza
British academic, life peer (born 1944)
William D'Souza
born 1946

Notable D'Souzas come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and India (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like D'Souza

D'Souza has the Soundex code D220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D220.

Questions

How common is the surname D'Souza?: 3,417 people in the United States had the surname D'Souza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,356 Americans. It ranked 9,511th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname D'Souza?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named D'Souza identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named D'Souza?: Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, British academic, life peer (born 1944), followed by William D'Souza.
Where is the surname D'Souza most common?: Wikidata records people named D'Souza in the United Kingdom and India.
Is the surname D'Souza getting more or less common?: More common. 1,785 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,417 in 2010, up 91%.