# Tavares (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tavares/  
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) | 12,766 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,825 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,185 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (10,583 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Portuguese Tavares

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tavares 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) | 52% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 31% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Tavares in Brazil, the United States, Angola, Portugal and Belgium.

## People named Tavares

- Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares, Angolan writer and poet
- Marcos Tavares, Brazilian footballer
- Fernanda Tavares, Brazilian model
- Brad Tavares, American martial artist
- Chelsea Tavares, American actress
- Elzira Tavares, Angolan handball player
- Maria da Conceição Tavares, Brazilian economist (1930–2024)
- Laura Tavares, American biathlete
- Fabinho, Brazilian association football player (born 1993)
- Lio, Belgian actress and singer
- Camila Queiroz, Brazilian actress, model and TV presenter

## Similar surnames

Tavarez, Taveras, Tabares, Tiburcio.

## 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.