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    The surname Pessoa

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 530 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P200

    Pessoa: #41,100 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Pessoa #41,100, 530 people Pessoa: #41,100 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Pessoa #41,100, 530 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pessoa is more common than 74.7% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    Borrowed from Portuguese Pessoa.

    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 530 people named Pessoa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 582,539 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 327.

    #41,100
    rank among US surnames
    530
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +62.1%
    change since 2000 (was #58,130)

    Who is named Pessoa

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

    66% of people named Pessoa identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 9.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 66%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Pessoas

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Epitácio Pessoa
      Brazilian politician and judge (1865-1942)
    • Rodrigo Pessoa
      Brazilian equestrian, born 1972
    • Mayssa Pessoa
      Brazilian handball player, born 1984
    • Ciro Pessoa
      Brazilian singer (1957–2020)

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pessoa come from?
    Borrowed from Portuguese Pessoa.
    How common is the surname Pessoa?
    530 people in the United States had the surname Pessoa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 582,539 Americans. It ranked 41,100th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pessoa?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Pessoa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pessoa?
    Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian politician and judge (1865-1942), followed by Rodrigo Pessoa.
    Where is the surname Pessoa most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pessoa in Brazil.
    Is the surname Pessoa getting more or less common?
    More common. 327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 530 in 2010, up 62%.