The surname Filho
A surname, carried by 513 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex F400
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 513 people named Filho in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 601,843 Americans. That is up 72% since 2000, when the Census counted 298.
#42,308
rank among US surnames
513
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
+72.1%
change since 2000 (was #62,775)
Who is named Filho
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
82% of people named Filho identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 82%
- Black (not Hispanic) 9.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Famous Filhos
12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Romualdo Arppi FilhoBrazilian association football referee (1939–2023)
- Alfredo Mostarda FilhoBrazilian footballer (1946-2025)
- Agostinho Fortes FilhoBrazilian footballer and manager (1901-1966)
- Francisco FilhoBrazilian martial artist, born 1971
- Manuel Pestana FilhoBrazilian Roman Catholic bishop (1928–2011)
- José Viegas FilhoBrazilian diplomat, born 1942
- Paulo FilhoBrazilian martial artist, born 1978
- Renan FilhoBrazilian politician, born 1979
- JorginhoBrazilian and Italian association football player (born 1991)
- ValdoBrazilian association football player, born 1964
- PaulinhoBrazilian footballer, born 2000
- LeivinhaBrazilian association football player (1949–2026)
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Filho has the Soundex code F400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F400.
Questions
- How common is the surname Filho?
- 513 people in the United States had the surname Filho in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 601,843 Americans. It ranked 42,308th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Filho?
- In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Filho identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Filho?
- Romualdo Arppi Filho, Brazilian association football referee (1939–2023), followed by Alfredo Mostarda Filho.
- Where is the surname Filho most common?
- Wikidata records people named Filho in Brazil.
- Is the surname Filho getting more or less common?
- More common. 298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 513 in 2010, up 72%.