# Machado (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/machado/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,170 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,552 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,325 people |
| Change since 2000 | +26% (18,429 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Machado in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 40% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 55% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Machado in Brazil, the United States, Angola and Bolivia.

## People named Machado

- Machado de Assis, Brazilian writer (1839–1908)
- Alicia Machado, actress, TV show host, singer, Miss Universe 1996 and Miss Venezuela 1995
- Ana Maria Machado, Brazilian children's writer
- Justina Machado, American actress
- Waldo Machado, Brazilian footballer (1934-2019)
- Denílson Custódio Machado, Brazilian footballer and manager (1943-2024)
- Leandro Machado, Brazilian football manager (born 1963)
- Arthur Machado, Brazilian footballer and manager (1909-1997)
- Filipe Machado Nascimento, Brazilian footballer and manager (1984-2016)
- Fernanda Machado, Brazilian actress
- Marcelo Machado, Brazilian basketball player (born 1975)
- Leandro Machado, Brazilian footballer (born 1976)

and 19 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Michaud, Macedo, Maceda, Mast, Mosqueda, McAtee, McQuade, McAdoo, Musto, McQuaid, Maust, Most.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.