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The surname Duarte

A Portuguese surname, carried by 42,983 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D630

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Duarte is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

Portuguese origin

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Duarte. Doublet of Edward.

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 42,983 people named Duarte in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,183 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,896.

#808
rank among US surnames
42,983
people in 2010
15
per 100,000 Americans
+34.8%
change since 2000 (was #997)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#799Lowery43,2787,134
#800Sloan43,2617,137
#801McLean43,2607,137
#802Hendricks43,1977,147
#803Calhoun43,1807,150
#804Sexton43,1337,158
#805Chung43,1107,162

Who is named Duarte

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

80% of people named Duarte identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
  • White (not Hispanic) 16%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
  • Two or more races 1.0%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Duartes

17 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Nicanor Duarte
    47th President of Paraguay, born 1956
  • Óscar Duarte
    Association football player, born 1989
  • Regina Duarte
    Brazilian actress, born 1947
  • Anselmo Duarte
    Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter (1920–2009)
  • Gabriela Duarte
    Actress, born 1974
  • Léo Duarte
    Brazilian association football player, born 1996
  • Lima Duarte
    Brazilian actor, born 1930
  • Carlos Duarte Costa
    Brazilian bishop and saint, 1888–1961
  • Diana Duarte
    Brazilian indoor volleyball player, born 1999
  • Eike Duarte
    Brazilian actor, born 1997
  • Palomma Duarte
    Brazilian actress, born 1977
  • Sergio Valle Duarte
    Brazilian artist (born 1954)

Notable Duartes come mostly from Brazil (13), Paraguay (1) and Costa Rica (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Duarte

Duarte has the Soundex code D630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D630.

Other Portuguese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Duarte come from?
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Duarte. Doublet of Edward.
How common is the surname Duarte?
42,983 people in the United States had the surname Duarte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,183 Americans. It ranked 808th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Duarte?
In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Duarte identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Duarte?
Nicanor Duarte, 47th President of Paraguay, followed by Óscar Duarte.
Where is the surname Duarte most common?
Wikidata records people named Duarte in Brazil, Paraguay and Costa Rica and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Duarte getting more or less common?
More common. 31,896 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 42,983 in 2010, up 35%.