The surname Machado
A surname, carried by 23,170 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex M230
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 23,170 people named Machado in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,325 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,429.
Who is named Machado
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
55% of people named Machado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 55%
- White (not Hispanic) 40%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
- Two or more races 1.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Machados
31 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Machado de AssisBrazilian writer (1839–1908)
- Alicia MachadoActress, TV show host, singer, Miss Universe 1996 and Miss Venezuela 1995
- Ana Maria MachadoBrazilian children's writer, born 1941
- Justina MachadoAmerican actress, born 1972
- Waldo MachadoBrazilian footballer (1934-2019)
- Denílson Custódio MachadoBrazilian footballer and manager (1943-2024)
- Leandro MachadoBrazilian football manager (born 1963)
- Arthur MachadoBrazilian footballer and manager (1909-1997)
- Filipe Machado NascimentoBrazilian footballer and manager (1984-2016)
- Fernanda MachadoBrazilian actress, born 1980
- Marcelo MachadoBrazilian basketball player (born 1975)
- Leandro MachadoBrazilian footballer (born 1976)
Notable Machados come mostly from Brazil (25), the United States (4) and Angola (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Machado 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 Machado?
- 23,170 people in the United States had the surname Machado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,325 Americans. It ranked 1,552nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Machado?
- In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Machado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Machado?
- Machado de Assis, Brazilian writer (1839–1908), followed by Alicia Machado.
- Where is the surname Machado most common?
- Wikidata records people named Machado in Brazil, the United States and Angola and 1 other country.
- Is the surname Machado getting more or less common?
- More common. 18,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,170 in 2010, up 26%.