The surname Goncalves
A Portuguese surname, carried by 8,000 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex G524
Origin
Portuguese origin
From Portuguese Gonçalves.
One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 8,000 people named Goncalves in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,593 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,959.
Who is named Goncalves
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
75% of people named Goncalves identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 75%
- Black (not Hispanic) 14%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.4%
- Two or more races 1.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Famous Goncalvess
45 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gilberto Ribeiro GonçalvesBrazilian association football player, born 1980
- Aílton Gonçalves da SilvaBrazilian footballer, born 1973
- Esmaël GonçalvesBissau-Guinean association football player, born 1991
- Eduardo Gonçalves de OliveiraBrazilian association football player, born 1981
- Antônio Rinaldo GonçalvesBrazilian association football player, born 1966
- Kaio Felipe GonçalvesBrazilian association football player, born 1987
- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa LopesBrazilian footballer, born 1966
- Ismaily Gonçalves dos SantosBrazilian footballer (born 1990)
- Gonçalves DiasBrazilian poet and dramatist (1823–1864)
- Lucas Vinicius Gonçalves SilvaBrazilian association football player, born 1991
- Otacílio GonçalvesBrazilian football manager, 1940–2025
- Luís Oliveira GonçalvesAngolan footballer, born 1960
Notable Goncalvess come mostly from Brazil (37), Angola (5) and Portugal (1).
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Questions
- Where does the surname Goncalves come from?
- From Portuguese Gonçalves.
- How common is the surname Goncalves?
- 8,000 people in the United States had the surname Goncalves in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,593 Americans. It ranked 4,437th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Goncalves?
- In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Goncalves identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Goncalves?
- Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves, Brazilian association football player, followed by Aílton Gonçalves da Silva.
- Where is the surname Goncalves most common?
- Wikidata records people named Goncalves in Brazil, Angola and Portugal and 2 other countries.
- Is the surname Goncalves getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,959 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,000 in 2010, up 34%.