Explore the Family Name Travassos

The meaning of Travassos

Portuguese: habitational name from any of numerous places called Travaços.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Travassos in the United States?

The surname Travassos has seen a steady rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010 based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 59,293 in terms of common usage, but by 2010, it had climbed to 57,234, reflecting a positive change of 3.47%. The actual count of people bearing this surname also increased over this decade, from 319 to 356 individuals, marking an 11.6% growth. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the Travassos surname per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#57,234	3.47%
Count	319	356	11.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Travassos

When observing the changes in ethnic identity among those with the Travassos surname, we see minor shifts over the same ten-year period, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this name identified as White (93.10%). This percentage rose slightly by 2010, reaching 94.38%. Meanwhile, there were reductions in the proportions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, dropping from 2.51% to 2.25%. Those reporting two or more races decreased significantly, as 2010 recorded no individuals within this category. A new addition in 2010 was the Hispanic community, which made up 1.69% of the Travassos population. There were no recorded incidences of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals bearing this surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.1%	94.38%	1.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.51%	2.25%	-10.36%
Hispanic	0%	1.69%	0%
Two or More Races	2.82%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%