How common is the surname Maurício?

5,371 people in the United States had the surname Maurício in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,484 Americans. It ranked 6,346th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maurício?

Geovanni Deiberson Maurício, Brazilian footballer, followed by Ricardo Maurício.

Where is the surname Maurício most common?

Wikidata records people named Maurício in Brazil.

Is the surname Maurício getting more or less common?

More common. 3,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,371 in 2010, up 55%.

Is Maurício also a first name?

Yes. Maurício is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Maurício

A surname, carried by 5,371 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maurício is more common than 96.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,371 people named Maurício in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,484 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,457.

#6,346

rank among US surnames

5,371

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+55.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,754)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,342	Schaaf	5,375	57,441
#6,344	Carino	5,373	57,462
#6,345	Cage	5,372	57,473
#6,346	Harness	5,371	57,484
#6,349	Casiano	5,369	57,505

Who is named Maurício

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

75% of people named Maurício identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75%
White (not Hispanic) 12%
Asian and Pacific Islander 9.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Maurícios

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Geovanni Deiberson Maurício
Brazilian footballer, born 1980
Ricardo Maurício
Brazilian racing driver, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Maurício

Maurício has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

Questions

How common is the surname Maurício?: 5,371 people in the United States had the surname Maurício in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,484 Americans. It ranked 6,346th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maurício?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Maurício identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maurício?: Geovanni Deiberson Maurício, Brazilian footballer, followed by Ricardo Maurício.
Where is the surname Maurício most common?: Wikidata records people named Maurício in Brazil.
Is the surname Maurício getting more or less common?: More common. 3,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,371 in 2010, up 55%.
Is Maurício also a first name?: Yes. Maurício is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.