How common is the surname Macedo?

8,433 people in the United States had the surname Macedo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,612 Americans. It ranked 4,201st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Macedo?

Diego Macedo, Brazilian association football player, followed by Edir Macedo.

Where is the surname Macedo most common?

Wikidata records people named Macedo in Brazil and Argentina.

Is the surname Macedo getting more or less common?

More common. 5,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,433 in 2010, up 46%.

The surname Macedo

A surname, carried by 8,433 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Macedo is more common than 97.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,433 people named Macedo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,612 Americans. That is up 46% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,797.

#4,201

rank among US surnames

8,433

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+45.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,512)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,192	Griego	8,456	36,512
#4,193	McLendon	8,453	36,525
#4,194	Forsyth	8,450	36,538
#4,195	Pinkerton	8,446	36,555
#4,196	Sturgill	8,444	36,564
#4,197	Purnell	8,441	36,577
#4,199	Hylton	8,440	36,581

Who is named Macedo

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

73% of people named Macedo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73%
White (not Hispanic) 25%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Two or more races 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Macedos

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Diego Macedo
Brazilian association football player, born 1987
Edir Macedo
Brazilian businessperson, born 1945
Isabel Macedo
Argentine actress, born 1975
Rafael Macedo
Brazilian judoka (1994-)
Leandro Macedo
Brazilian triathlete, born 1968

Notable Macedos come mostly from Brazil (4) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Macedo

Macedo has the Soundex code M230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M230.

Questions

How common is the surname Macedo?: 8,433 people in the United States had the surname Macedo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,612 Americans. It ranked 4,201st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Macedo?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Macedo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Macedo?: Diego Macedo, Brazilian association football player, followed by Edir Macedo.
Where is the surname Macedo most common?: Wikidata records people named Macedo in Brazil and Argentina.
Is the surname Macedo getting more or less common?: More common. 5,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,433 in 2010, up 46%.