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    The surname Moreira

    A surname, carried by 9,037 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M660

    Moreira: #3,942 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Moreira #3,942, 9,037 people Moreira: #3,942 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Moreira #3,942, 9,037 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moreira is more common than 97.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,037 people named Moreira in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,165 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,363.

    #3,942
    rank among US surnames
    9,037
    people in 2010
    3.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +42%
    change since 2000 (was #5,059)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,937Jonas9,04334,142
    #3,939Belton9,04134,149
    #3,940Barnhill9,04034,153
    #3,942Moreira9,03734,165
    #3,943Moreau9,03534,172

    Who is named Moreira

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

    58% of people named Moreira identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 36% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 58%
    • White (not Hispanic) 36%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Moreiras

    20 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Delfim Moreira
      10th president of Brazil (1868-1920)
    • Roberto de Assis Moreira
      Brazilian association football player, born 1971
    • Jonathan Moreira
      Brazilian footballer, born 1986
    • Airto Moreira
      Brazilian drummer and percussionist, born 1941
    • Antonia Moreira
      Angolan judoka, born 1982
    • André Luiz Moreira
      Brazilian association footballer, born 1974
    • Diogo Moreira
      Brazilian motorcycle racer, born 2004
    • Bruno Moreira Silva
      Brazilian association football player, born 1989
    • Yanick Moreira
      Angolan basketball player (born 1991)
    • Gil Antônio Moreira
      Brazilian archbishop, born 1950
    • Victor Hugo Moreira Teixeira
      Andorran association football player, born 1982
    • Wilson Moreira
      Brazilian composer and singer (1936-2018)

    Notable Moreiras come mostly from Brazil (16), Angola (2) and Andorra (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Moreira

    Moreira has the Soundex code M660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M660.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Moreira?
    9,037 people in the United States had the surname Moreira in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,165 Americans. It ranked 3,942nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Moreira?
    In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Moreira identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 36% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Moreira?
    Delfim Moreira, 10th president of Brazil (1868-1920), followed by Roberto de Assis Moreira.
    Where is the surname Moreira most common?
    Wikidata records people named Moreira in Brazil, Angola and Andorra and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Moreira getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,363 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,037 in 2010, up 42%.