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    The surname Guedes

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 686 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G320

    Guedes: #33,316 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Guedes #33,316, 686 people Guedes: #33,316 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Guedes #33,316, 686 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guedes is more common than 79.5% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    Borrowed from Portuguese Guedes.

    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 686 people named Guedes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 450,066 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 510.

    #33,316
    rank among US surnames
    686
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34.5%
    change since 2000 (was #40,397)

    Who is named Guedes

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

    61% of people named Guedes identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 61%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 35%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Guedess

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Roger Guedes
      Brazilian association football player, born 1996
    • Paulo Roberto Nunes Guedes
      Brazilian economist and Minister of Economy of Brazil (2019–2023)
    • Rita Guedes
      Brazilian actress, born 1972
    • Sérgio Guedes
      Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1962
    • Fred
      Brazilian association football player (born 1983)
    • Bolívar
      Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1980

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Guedes

    Guedes has the Soundex code G320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G320.

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Guedes come from?
    Borrowed from Portuguese Guedes.
    How common is the surname Guedes?
    686 people in the United States had the surname Guedes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 450,066 Americans. It ranked 33,316th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Guedes?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Guedes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Guedes?
    Roger Guedes, Brazilian association football player, followed by Paulo Roberto Nunes Guedes.
    Where is the surname Guedes most common?
    Wikidata records people named Guedes in Brazil.
    Is the surname Guedes getting more or less common?
    More common. 510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 686 in 2010, up 35%.