How common is the surname Neto?

1,645 people in the United States had the surname Neto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,687 Americans. It ranked 17,216th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Neto?

In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Neto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Neto?

Neto, Brazilian association football player, followed by Eduardo Neto.

Where is the surname Neto most common?

Wikidata records people named Neto in Brazil, Portugal and Angola.

Is the surname Neto getting more or less common?

More common. 1,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,645 in 2010, up 38%.

The surname Neto

A surname, carried by 1,645 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neto is more common than 89.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,645 people named Neto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,687 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,196.

#17,216

rank among US surnames

1,645

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+37.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,589)

Who is named Neto

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

80% of people named Neto identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Netos

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Neto
Brazilian association football player, born 1989
Eduardo Neto
Brazilian association football player, born 1988
Neto Potiguar
Brazilian association football player, born 1985
Raul Neto
Brazilian basketball player (born 1992)
Neto Volpi
Brazilian footballer, born 1992
Renato Neto
Brazilian football player, born 1991
João Leite da Silva Neto
Brazilian footballer and politician, born 1955
Felipe Neto
Brazilian YouTuber, born 1988
Liliana Neto
Angolan sprinter, born 1997
Hugo Gonçalves Ferreira Neto
Brazilian footballer, born 2001
Nizo Neto
Brazilian actor, born 1964
Paulo Nogueira Neto
Brazilian biologist and environmentalist, 1922–2019

Notable Netos come mostly from Brazil (14), Portugal (1) and Angola (1).

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Surnames that sound like Neto

Neto has the Soundex code N300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N300.

Questions

How common is the surname Neto?: 1,645 people in the United States had the surname Neto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,687 Americans. It ranked 17,216th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neto?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Neto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Neto?: Neto, Brazilian association football player, followed by Eduardo Neto.
Where is the surname Neto most common?: Wikidata records people named Neto in Brazil, Portugal and Angola.
Is the surname Neto getting more or less common?: More common. 1,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,645 in 2010, up 38%.