# Filho (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 513 |
| US rank (2010) | 42,308 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 601,843 people |
| Change since 2000 | +72% (298 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Filho 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Filho in Brazil.

## People named Filho

- Romualdo Arppi Filho, Brazilian association football referee (1939–2023)
- Alfredo Mostarda Filho, Brazilian footballer (1946-2025)
- Agostinho Fortes Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager (1901-1966)
- Francisco Filho, Brazilian martial artist
- Manuel Pestana Filho, Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop (1928–2011)
- José Viegas Filho, Brazilian diplomat
- Paulo Filho, Brazilian martial artist
- Renan Filho, Brazilian politician
- Jorginho, Brazilian and Italian association football player (born 1991)
- Valdo, Brazilian association football player
- Paulinho, Brazilian footballer, born 2000
- Leivinha, Brazilian association football player (1949–2026)

## Similar surnames

File, Fiel, Foley, Fell, Fall, Feeley, Faul, Fiala, Fewell, Fly, Failla, Feely.

## 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.