How common is the surname Lacerda?

822 people in the United States had the surname Lacerda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 375,603 Americans. It ranked 28,909th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lacerda?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lacerda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lacerda?

Carlos Lacerda, Brazilian journalist and politician (1914-1977), followed by Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda.

Where is the surname Lacerda most common?

Wikidata records people named Lacerda in Brazil.

Is the surname Lacerda getting more or less common?

More common. 590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 822 in 2010, up 39%.

The surname Lacerda

A surname, carried by 822 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lacerda is more common than 82.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 822 people named Lacerda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 375,603 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 590.

#28,909

rank among US surnames

822

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+39.3%

change since 2000 (was #35,957)

Who is named Lacerda

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

91% of people named Lacerda identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lacerdas

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlos Lacerda
Brazilian journalist and politician (1914-1977)
Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda
Brazilian footballer, born 1988
Osvaldo Lacerda
Brazilian composer, 1927–2011
Genival Lacerda
Brazilian singer (1931-2021)

Questions

How common is the surname Lacerda?: 822 people in the United States had the surname Lacerda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 375,603 Americans. It ranked 28,909th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lacerda?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lacerda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lacerda?: Carlos Lacerda, Brazilian journalist and politician (1914-1977), followed by Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda.
Where is the surname Lacerda most common?: Wikidata records people named Lacerda in Brazil.
Is the surname Lacerda getting more or less common?: More common. 590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 822 in 2010, up 39%.