How common is the surname Lemos?

5,147 people in the United States had the surname Lemos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. It ranked 6,579th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lemos?

Ana Cláudia Lemos, Brazilian Olympic athlete (born 1988), followed by Amanda Lemos.

Where is the surname Lemos most common?

Wikidata records people named Lemos in Brazil.

Is the surname Lemos getting more or less common?

More common. 4,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,147 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Lemos

A surname, carried by 5,147 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lemos is more common than 95.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,147 people named Lemos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,547.

#6,579

rank among US surnames

5,147

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+13.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,820)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,574	McGough	5,150	59,951
#6,576	McCandless	5,149	59,962
#6,578	Hartung	5,148	59,974
#6,579	Lemos	5,147	59,986
#6,583	Hammel	5,146	59,997

Who is named Lemos

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

58% of people named Lemos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 58%
White (not Hispanic) 38%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lemoss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ana Cláudia Lemos
Brazilian Olympic athlete (born 1988)
Amanda Lemos
Brazilian mixed martial artist, born 1987
Fagner
Brazilian association football player, born 1989
Catê
Brazilian footballer (1973-2011)
Marco Túlio
Brazilian association football player (March 1998-)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lemos

Lemos has the Soundex code L520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L520.

Questions

How common is the surname Lemos?: 5,147 people in the United States had the surname Lemos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. It ranked 6,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lemos?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Lemos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lemos?: Ana Cláudia Lemos, Brazilian Olympic athlete (born 1988), followed by Amanda Lemos.
Where is the surname Lemos most common?: Wikidata records people named Lemos in Brazil.
Is the surname Lemos getting more or less common?: More common. 4,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,147 in 2010, up 13%.