# Evangelista (surname)

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

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,964 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,967 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 34,443 people |
| Change since 2000 | +31% (6,871 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish Evangélista, from evangélista (“evangelist”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Evangelista 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) | 35% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 28% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 33% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Evangelista in Brazil, the United States and the Philippines.

## People named Evangelista

- Christine Evangelista, American actress
- Lucas Evangelista, Brazilian footballer
- Reynaldo Evangelista, 5th Bishop of Imus
- Lyanco, Brazilian association football player

## Similar surnames

Evans, Evanson, Eubanks, Evenson, Eubank, Evens, Ebanks, Evins, Effinger, Eppinger, Evensen.

## 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.