Find out how popular the last name Doporto is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Doporto.

Doporto, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Doporto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Doporto in America

Doporto is the 58735th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Doporto surname appeared 345 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Doporto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Doporto to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Doporto

The surname DOPORTO is of Portuguese origin, derived from the city of Porto in northern Portugal. The name first emerged in the 12th century, likely referring to someone who either lived in or came from the city of Porto. The earliest known spelling was "de Porto", meaning "from Porto" in Portuguese.

During the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries, many Portuguese explorers and traders bearing the surname DOPORTO ventured to various parts of the world, helping to establish settlements and colonies for the Portuguese Empire. Some of these early voyagers with this surname may have settled in places like Brazil, Africa, and Asia, spreading the name to different continents.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname DOPORTO can be found in a 14th-century Portuguese manuscript, which mentions a merchant named Joao DOPORTO from the city of Porto. In the 16th century, a Portuguese explorer named Gaspar DOPORTO was among the first Europeans to establish contact with the indigenous people of Australia.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the surname DOPORTO was Manoel DOPORTO (1737-1819), a Portuguese naval officer and explorer who led several expeditions to South America and the Pacific Ocean. His journals and maps provided valuable information about the geography and cultures of these regions.

Another notable individual with this surname was Mariana DOPORTO (1856-1932), a Portuguese writer and feminist activist who advocated for women's rights and education in Portugal. She founded one of the country's first schools for girls and wrote several works on gender equality and social issues.

In the 20th century, a famous bearer of the DOPORTO surname was Miguel DOPORTO (1901-1985), a celebrated Portuguese architect known for his innovative designs and contributions to the modernist movement in architecture. Some of his most notable works include the Lisbon Municipal Library and the Palácio da Foz in Porto.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Doporto

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Doporto.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Doporto was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Doporto has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Doporto was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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