How common is the surname Furtado?

5,464 people in the United States had the surname Furtado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,505 Americans. It ranked 6,250th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Furtado?

In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Furtado identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Furtado?

Celso Furtado, Brazilian economist (1920-2004), followed by Juli Furtado.

Where is the surname Furtado most common?

Wikidata records people named Furtado in Brazil, the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Furtado getting more or less common?

More common. 5,254 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,464 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Furtado

A surname, carried by 5,464 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F633

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Furtado is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,464 people named Furtado in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,505 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,254.

#6,250

rank among US surnames

5,464

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #6,027)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,245	Lefevre	5,472	56,423
#6,247	Caton	5,467	56,474
#6,248	Halloran	5,465	56,495
#6,250	Furtado	5,464	56,505

Who is named Furtado

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

82% of people named Furtado identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.9%
Two or more races 3.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Furtados

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Celso Furtado
Brazilian economist (1920-2004)
Juli Furtado
American cyclist, born 1967
Jorge Furtado
Brazilian film director (born 1959)
Lio
Belgian actress and singer, born 1962

Notable Furtados come mostly from Brazil (2), the United States (1) and Belgium (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Furtado?: 5,464 people in the United States had the surname Furtado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,505 Americans. It ranked 6,250th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Furtado?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Furtado identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Furtado?: Celso Furtado, Brazilian economist (1920-2004), followed by Juli Furtado.
Where is the surname Furtado most common?: Wikidata records people named Furtado in Brazil, the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Furtado getting more or less common?: More common. 5,254 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,464 in 2010, up 4.0%.