# Veloso (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,117 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,906 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 276,406 people |
| Change since 2000 | +32% (846 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Portuguese, Filipino, and Hispanic surname, either borrowed from Portuguese or Galician (via Spanish).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Veloso 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) | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 23% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 34% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Veloso in Brazil.

## People named Veloso

- Caetano Veloso, Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist
- Léo Veloso, Brazilian association football player
- Eurico dos Santos Veloso, Brazilian bishop (1933–2023)
- Juliana Veloso, Brazilian diver
- Maria Bethânia, Brazilian singer

## Similar surnames

Veloz, Velasco, Velazco, Vowels, Velez, Vallejo, Valles, Volk, Veliz, Voyles, Volz, Veilleux.

## 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.