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    The surname Nogueira

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 1,957 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex N260

    Nogueira: #15,074 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Nogueira #15,074, 1,957 people Nogueira: #15,074 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nogueira #15,074, 1,957 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nogueira is more common than 90.7% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    A surname from Portuguese.

    One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,957 people named Nogueira in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 157,765 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,430.

    #15,074
    rank among US surnames
    1,957
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.9%
    change since 2000 (was #17,996)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,066Mitra1,958157,684
    #15,074Bolds1,957157,765
    #15,080Marmol1,956157,845

    Who is named Nogueira

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

    70% of people named Nogueira identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Nogueiras

    14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Everton Nogueira
      Brazilian association football player, born 1959
    • Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
      Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is widely considered one of the greatest he, born 1976
    • Lucas Nogueira
      Brazilian basketball player (born 1992)
    • Ariel Nogueira
      Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1910
    • Ana Beatriz Nogueira
      Brazilian actress, born 1967
    • Paulinho Nogueira
      Brazilian musician (1929–2003)
    • João Nogueira
      Brazilian composer and singer (1941-2000)
    • Juan Nogueira
      Brazilian boxer, born 1988
    • Adriane Lopes
      Brazilian politician, mayor of the city of Campo Grande, born 1976
    • Helena Ranaldi
      Brazilian actress, born 1966
    • Hugo Souza
      Brazilian footballer, born 1999
    • Joanna
      Brazilian singer, born 1957

    Notable Nogueiras come mostly from Brazil (13) and Spain (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Nogueira

    Nogueira has the Soundex code N260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N260.

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nogueira come from?
    Nogueira is Portuguese in origin.
    How common is the surname Nogueira?
    1,957 people in the United States had the surname Nogueira in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,765 Americans. It ranked 15,074th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nogueira?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Nogueira identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Nogueira?
    Everton Nogueira, Brazilian association football player, followed by Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
    Where is the surname Nogueira most common?
    Wikidata records people named Nogueira in Brazil and Spain.
    Is the surname Nogueira getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,430 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,957 in 2010, up 37%.