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    The surname Figueiredo

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 2,439 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex F263

    Figueiredo: #12,670 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Figueiredo #12,670, 2,439 people Figueiredo: #12,670 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Figueiredo #12,670, 2,439 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Figueiredo is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    Borrowed from Portuguese Figueiredo.

    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 2,439 people named Figueiredo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 126,587 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,099.

    #12,670
    rank among US surnames
    2,439
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16.2%
    change since 2000 (was #13,319)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,661Basquez2,442126,431
    #12,662Horrell2,441126,483
    #12,667Klee2,440126,535
    #12,670Gilland2,439126,587
    #12,676Villasana2,438126,639

    Who is named Figueiredo

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

    90% of people named Figueiredo identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
    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 Figueiredos

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • João Figueiredo
      Brazilian politician and military officer, 30th President of Brazil from 1979 to 1985
    • Paulo Figueiredo
      Angolan footballer, born 1972
    • Ana Beatriz Figueiredo
      Brazilian open-wheel racing driver, born 1985
    • Deiveson Figueiredo
      Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1987
    • Wílton Figueiredo
      Brazilian footballer, born 1982
    • João Figueiredo
      Brazilian footballer, born 1996
    • Igor Figueiredo
      Brazilian snooker player, born 1977
    • Luiz Alberto Figueiredo
      Brazilian diplomat, lawyer, born 1955
    • Elton Figueiredo
      Brazilian footballer, born 1986

    Notable Figueiredos come mostly from Brazil (7), Angola (1) and Malaysia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Figueiredo

    Figueiredo has the Soundex code F263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F263.

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Figueiredo come from?
    Borrowed from Portuguese Figueiredo.
    How common is the surname Figueiredo?
    2,439 people in the United States had the surname Figueiredo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,587 Americans. It ranked 12,670th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Figueiredo?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Figueiredo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Figueiredo?
    João Figueiredo, Brazilian politician and military officer, 30th President of Brazil from 1979 to 1985, followed by Paulo Figueiredo.
    Where is the surname Figueiredo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Figueiredo in Brazil, Angola and Malaysia.
    Is the surname Figueiredo getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,439 in 2010, up 16%.