The Desouza surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,639 people carried this name — #5,255 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,400 people counted. That is up 50% from 4,413 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Desouza surname

Respelling of Portuguese de Souza.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «DeSouza» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Desouza in American newspapers,
1903–1922.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Desouza
The Birmingham Age-herald 1903-10-16
Newspaper page from Baptist Courier carrying the name Desouza
Baptist Courier 1922-11-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Desouza in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1970s.

59 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Desouza. The most, 18, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 6.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 28
South Australia 14
New South Wales 13
Victoria 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Desouza.

In the public record

People named Desouza,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States630 records

630 records of the Desouza name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 537
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 29
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 28
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 26
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record August J. Desouza

    Born 1918. Enlisted 1944 at New York City; radio operator from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1974, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rebecca Desouza

    Arrived at New York in 1895 aboard the Veendam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 28. From Holland, the Netherlands; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John De Souza

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1932, died 1969; buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 630 records for Desouza in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France159 records

159 records of the Desouza name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Annabelle Desouza

    Born 1979 in Moulins (Allier); died 2000 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Georges Desouza

    Born 1949 in Saint-Denis (Paris); died 1988 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Karla Rogeria Desouza

    Born 1968 in Brazil; died 1993 in Cayenne (Guyane).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 159 records for Desouza in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia58 records

58 records of the Desouza name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 41
  • Tasmanian Names Index 10
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frank De Souza

    Gentleman of Doncaster East, Victoria; died 1975.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kitona Desouza

    Arrived in Victoria in 1892 aboard the Oriental, aged 48.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Paul De Souza

    Left Hobart in 1818 aboard the Frederick, bound for Mauritius, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 58 records for Desouza in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands55 records

55 records of the Desouza name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 39
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 15
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arnold de Souza

    Born 1899 in Utrecht. Died 1919 in Rotterdam, aged 20.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Abraham Henriques de Souza

    Married in 1869 in Amsterdam; "koster".

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Esther de Souza

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1845 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 55 records for Desouza in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Desouza name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 9
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Peter Desouza

    Buried in 1994 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 70.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marjorie Desouza

    Died 1978; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Olinda Femina Desouza

    Buried in 1993 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Desouza in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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