The Medeiros surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,031 people carried this name — #1,889 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 18,121 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 544 people named Medeiros live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Misiones 171
Buenos Aires Province 141
City of Buenos Aires 114
Santa Fe 26
Chaco 25
Salta 23
Córdoba 19
Corrientes 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

257 people named Medeiros live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 57
Geneva 41
Zurich 39
Valais 28
Bern 14
Fribourg 13
Ticino 12
St. Gallen 12

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 29 people named Medeiros.

Most of them — 17 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Nord 4
Hérault 3
Haute-Garonne 1
Indre-et-Loire 1
Loiret 1
Lot 1
Orne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Medeiros in American newspapers,
1922–1956.

Newspaper page from The Bemidji Daily Pioneer carrying the name Medeiros
The Bemidji Daily Pioneer 1922-11-27
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Medeiros
Evening Star 1938-07-03
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Medeiros
El Tucsonense 1956-10-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,200 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Medeiros,
with a public archive behind them.

  • José Maria de Medeiros
    José Maria de Medeiros 1849–1925 · teacher
  • Anacleto de Medeiros
    Anacleto de Medeiros 1866–1907 · composer
  • João Maurício de Medeiros
    João Maurício de Medeiros 1893–1958 · politician
  • António de Medeiros e Almeida
    António de Medeiros e Almeida 1895–1986 · businessperson
  • Mr. J. Medeiros
    Mr. J. Medeiros 1901– · singer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — João Maurício de Medeiros: João Maurício de Medeiros, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); António de Medeiros e Almeida: Henrique Medina (1901-1988), CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0); Mr. J. Medeiros: Antoine Lamielle, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 150 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Medeiros,
in the records of 4 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 States1,706 records

1,706 records of the Medeiros name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 913
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 544
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 228
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Louis B. Medeiros

    Born 1912 in Hawaiian Islands. Enlisted 1944 at San Francisco, California; store manager. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Correia Medeiros

    Born 1945; from New Bedford, Massachusetts. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Irene Lucy Medeiros

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1937, died 1999; buried at Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

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

Showing 3 of 1,706 records for Medeiros 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) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Medeiros name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 8
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Diana Medeiros

    Died 1981; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ermelinda Placindo Medeiros

    Buried in 1983 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

    Died 1996; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 9 records for Medeiros in Canada.

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

France7 records

7 records of the Medeiros 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 Jose Joaquim Medeiros

    Born 1918 in Portugal; died 1999 in Sallanches (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Angelique Linda Reine Medeiros

    Born 1974 in Gien; died 1992 in Gien (Loiret).

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

    Born 1936 in Spain; died 1998 in Sète (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Medeiros 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).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Medeiros name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record A. Borges Medeiros

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Water Lily, aged 20; Portuguese.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ignacio De Medeiros

    Cook of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1871.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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