The surname Gomes
A surname, carried by 24,827 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex G520
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 24,827 people named Gomes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,436 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,532.
Who is named Gomes
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
53% of people named Gomes identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 53%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
- Black (not Hispanic) 14%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 9.6%
- Two or more races 4.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Famous Gomess
42 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Heurelho GomesBrazilian association football player (born 1981)
- Antônio Carlos GomesBrazilian composer (1836–1896)
- Ricardo GomesBrazilian association football player and manager, born 1964
- João Victor Gomes da SilvaBrazilian association football player, born 2001
- Aristides GomesBissau-Guinean politician, born 1954
- Danilo GomesBrazilian association football player (born 1981)
- Flora GomesBissau-Guinean film director, born 1949
- Josep GómesAndorran footballer, born 1985
- Ciro GomesBrazilian politician, former governor of Ceará, Brazil, born 1957
- Ryan GomesAmerican basketball player, born 1982
- Jessica GomesAustralian model, born 1985
- Cleber Alexandre GomesBrazilian association football player, born 1976
Notable Gomess come mostly from Brazil (33), Guinea-Bissau (3) and the United States (2).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Gomes has the Soundex code G520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G520.
Questions
- How common is the surname Gomes?
- 24,827 people in the United States had the surname Gomes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,436 Americans. It ranked 1,433rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gomes?
- In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Gomes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Who is the most famous person named Gomes?
- Heurelho Gomes, Brazilian association football player (born 1981), followed by Antônio Carlos Gomes.
- Where is the surname Gomes most common?
- Wikidata records people named Gomes in Brazil, Guinea-Bissau and the United States and 3 other countries.
- Is the surname Gomes getting more or less common?
- More common. 20,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,827 in 2010, up 21%.