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    The surname Peixoto

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 839 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P230

    Peixoto: #28,437 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Peixoto #28,437, 839 people Peixoto: #28,437 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Peixoto #28,437, 839 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peixoto is more common than 82.5% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    From Portuguese Peixoto, from peixe (“fish”).

    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 839 people named Peixoto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 367,992 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 646.

    #28,437
    rank among US surnames
    839
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +29.9%
    change since 2000 (was #33,333)

    Who is named Peixoto

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

    91% of people named Peixoto identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Peixotos

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Floriano Peixoto
      Brazilian politician (1839-1895)
    • Delfim Peixoto
      Brazilian lawyer, politician and football official (1941–2016)
    • Marília Chaves Peixoto
      Brazilian mathematician and engineer, 1921–1961
    • Cauby Peixoto
      Brazilian singer, 1931–2016
    • Afrânio Peixoto
      Brazilian writer and politician, member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and federal de, 1876–1947

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Peixoto come from?
    From Portuguese Peixoto, from peixe (“fish”).
    How common is the surname Peixoto?
    839 people in the United States had the surname Peixoto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 367,992 Americans. It ranked 28,437th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Peixoto?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Peixoto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Peixoto?
    Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian politician (1839-1895), followed by Delfim Peixoto.
    Where is the surname Peixoto most common?
    Wikidata records people named Peixoto in Brazil.
    Is the surname Peixoto getting more or less common?
    More common. 646 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 839 in 2010, up 30%.