# Sampaio (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sampaio/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Portuguese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 709 |
| US rank (2010) | 32,438 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 435,466 people |
| Change since 2000 | +96% (362 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Portuguese São + Paio, "Saint Pelagius", referring to Pelagius of Córdoba.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sampaio in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sampaio in Brazil.

## People named Sampaio

- Wilton Pereira Sampaio, Brazilian referee and association football referee
- Rogério Sampaio, Brazilian judoka
- Valentina Sampaio, Brazilian model and actress
- Duda Sampaio, Brazilian association football player
- Paulinho, Brazilian footballer, born 2000
- Camila Pitanga, Brazilian actress and TV presenter
- Fernanda Abreu, Brazilian recording artist, singer
- Guilherme Samaia, Brazilian racing driver

## Similar surnames

Samp, Snapp, Shimp, Schimpf, Schnepp, Snape.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.