# Moreira (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/moreira/  
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) | 9,037 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,942 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 34,165 people |
| Change since 2000 | +42% (6,363 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Moreira 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) | 36% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 58% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Moreira in Brazil, Angola, Andorra and Spain.

## People named Moreira

- Delfim Moreira, 10th president of Brazil (1868-1920)
- Roberto de Assis Moreira, Brazilian association football player
- Jonathan Moreira, Brazilian footballer
- Airto Moreira, Brazilian drummer and percussionist
- Antonia Moreira, Angolan judoka
- André Luiz Moreira, Brazilian association footballer
- Diogo Moreira, Brazilian motorcycle racer
- Bruno Moreira Silva, Brazilian association football player
- Yanick Moreira, Angolan basketball player (born 1991)
- Gil Antônio Moreira, Brazilian archbishop
- Victor Hugo Moreira Teixeira, Andorran association football player
- Wilson Moreira, Brazilian composer and singer (1936-2018)

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Moorer, Mowrer, Morera, Marrero, Maurer, Meurer.

## 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.