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    The surname Portugal

    A surname, carried by 2,263 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P632

    Portugal: #13,456 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Portugal #13,456, 2,263 people Portugal: #13,456 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Portugal #13,456, 2,263 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Portugal is more common than 91.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,263 people named Portugal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,432 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,767.

    #13,456
    rank among US surnames
    2,263
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.1%
    change since 2000 (was #15,269)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,453Carstensen2,264136,372
    #13,456Mankin2,263136,432
    #13,462Trottier2,262136,492

    Who is named Portugal

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

    66% of people named Portugal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 66%
    • White (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 8.9%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Portugals

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Samuel Portugal
      Brazilian association football player, born 1994

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Portugal

    Portugal has the Soundex code P632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P632.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Portugal?
    2,263 people in the United States had the surname Portugal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,432 Americans. It ranked 13,456th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Portugal?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Portugal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Portugal?
    Samuel Portugal, Brazilian association football player.
    Where is the surname Portugal most common?
    Wikidata records people named Portugal in Brazil.
    Is the surname Portugal getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,767 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,263 in 2010, up 28%.