# Gomes (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gomes/  
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) | 24,827 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,433 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,436 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (20,532 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gomes 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) | 53% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 17% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 9.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gomes in Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, the United States, Andorra, Australia and Angola.

## People named Gomes

- Heurelho Gomes, Brazilian association football player (born 1981)
- Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian composer (1836–1896)
- Ricardo Gomes, Brazilian association football player and manager
- João Victor Gomes da Silva, Brazilian association football player
- Aristides Gomes, Bissau-Guinean politician
- Danilo Gomes, Brazilian association football player (born 1981)
- Flora Gomes, Bissau-Guinean film director
- Josep Gómes, Andorran footballer
- Ciro Gomes, Brazilian politician, former governor of Ceará, Brazil
- Ryan Gomes, American basketball player
- Jessica Gomes, Australian model
- Cleber Alexandre Gomes, Brazilian association football player

and 30 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gomez, Games, Goines, Gaines, Gamez, Goins, Gong, Gamache, Goings, Giang, Ganz, Gines.

## 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.