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    The surname Queiroz

    A surname, carried by 513 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Q620

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Queiroz is more common than 73.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 513 people named Queiroz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 601,843 Americans. That is up 69% since 2000, when the Census counted 304.

    #42,308
    rank among US surnames
    513
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +68.8%
    change since 2000 (was #61,713)

    Who is named Queiroz

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

    78% of people named Queiroz identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Queirozs

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rachel de Queiroz
      Brazilian writer and journalist (1910-2003)
    • Isaquias Queiroz
      Brazilian canoer, born 1994
    • Camila Queiroz
      Brazilian actress, model and TV presenter, born 1993
    • Du Queiroz
      Brazilian footballer, born 2000
    • Gio Garbelini
      Brazilian association football player, born 2003

    Notable Queirozs come mostly from Brazil (4) and Spain (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Queiroz

    Queiroz has the Soundex code Q620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q620.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Queiroz?
    513 people in the United States had the surname Queiroz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 601,843 Americans. It ranked 42,308th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Queiroz?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Queiroz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Queiroz?
    Rachel de Queiroz, Brazilian writer and journalist (1910-2003), followed by Isaquias Queiroz.
    Where is the surname Queiroz most common?
    Wikidata records people named Queiroz in Brazil and Spain.
    Is the surname Queiroz getting more or less common?
    More common. 304 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 513 in 2010, up 69%.