The surname Souza
A surname, carried by 22,373 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex S200
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 22,373 people named Souza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,800 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,168.
Who is named Souza
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
81% of people named Souza identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.0% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 81%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.9%
- Two or more races 5.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Famous Souzas
34 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Diego SouzaBrazilian association football player, born 1984
- Josimar Rodrigues Souza RobertoBrazilian association football player, born 1987
- Beatriz SouzaBrazilian judoka (born 1998)
- Ricardo Lucarelli de SouzaBrazilian volleyball player, born 1992
- Pete SouzaAmerican photographer (born 1954)
- Josue Souza SantosBrazilian association football player, born 1987
- Douglas SouzaBrazilian volleyball player, born 1995
- Steven E. de SouzaAmerican screenwriter and film director, born 1947
- Rafaelle SouzaAssociation football player, born 1991
- Carlos Henrique dos Santos SouzaBrazilian footballer, born 1983
- Steve SouzaAmerican metal vocalist, born 1964
- Ronaldo SouzaBrazilian martial artist, born 1979
Notable Souzas come mostly from Brazil (28), the United States (5) and Argentina (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Souza has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.
Questions
- How common is the surname Souza?
- 22,373 people in the United States had the surname Souza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,800 Americans. It ranked 1,601st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Souza?
- In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Souza identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Who is the most famous person named Souza?
- Diego Souza, Brazilian association football player, followed by Josimar Rodrigues Souza Roberto.
- Where is the surname Souza most common?
- Wikidata records people named Souza in Brazil, the United States and Argentina.
- Is the surname Souza getting more or less common?
- More common. 20,168 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,373 in 2010, up 11%.