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

Fagundes, 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 Fagundes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fagundes in America

Fagundes is the 17040th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fagundes surname appeared 1,667 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Fagundes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fagundes 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 Fagundes

The surname Fagundes has its origins in Portugal, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Portuguese word "fagueiro," which means a maker of bundles or faggots. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have been involved in the trade or production of firewood or kindling.

The surname can be traced back to the 13th century, with records indicating its presence in various regions of Portugal, particularly in the northern provinces. One of the earliest known references to the name appears in a document from the archives of the Monastery of Alcobaça, dated 1287, where a certain Pedro Fagundes is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Sernancelhe.

In the 14th century, the name Fagundes is recorded in the "Livro Velho de Linhagens" (Old Book of Lineages), a genealogical record of Portuguese noble families. This indicates that by this time, the surname had established itself among the nobility as well.

During the Age of Exploration, as Portuguese navigators and settlers ventured to various parts of the world, the surname Fagundes also spread to different continents. In the 16th century, records show Fagundes families settling in Brazil, particularly in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.

One notable figure bearing this surname was João Fagundes Delgado (1564-1615), a Portuguese explorer and navigator who was one of the first Europeans to explore the Amazon River and establish trade routes in the region.

In the 18th century, Manuel Fagundes Bezerra (1707-1783) was a prominent Brazilian landowner and cattle rancher in the northeastern state of Rio Grande do Norte, contributing to the region's economic development.

The 19th century saw the birth of José Fagundes Varela (1841-1875), a renowned Brazilian poet and writer who is considered one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement in Brazilian literature.

Another notable figure was Francisco Fagundes Filho (1887-1965), a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice during the Getúlio Vargas administration in the 1930s.

In more recent times, José Fagundes Duarte (1920-2004) was a renowned Brazilian actor and director, widely regarded as one of the greatest performers in the history of Brazilian theater.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fagundes

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

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 Fagundes 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 Fagundes 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 Fagundes was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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