The Neto surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,645 people carried this name — #17,216 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is up 38% from 1,196 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Neto surname
A surname; variant form Netto.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Neto» (Portuguese), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 792 people named Neto 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
392 people named Neto live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 211 people named Neto.
Most of them — 132 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Yvelines.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 39 people named Neto live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Neto in American newspapers,
1878–1934.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 51,728 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Neto,
with a public archive behind them.
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José Sebastião de Almeida Neto 1841–1920 · Catholic priest -
António Lino Neto 1873–1961 · writer -
Antônio Garcia de Medeiros Neto 1887–1948 · politician -
Francisco Peixoto de Magalhães Neto 1897–1969 · physician -
Manoel Alves Caldeira Neto 1899–1974 · minister
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 239 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Neto.
- Nery 986 · U.S. census
- Nesson 200 · U.S. census
- Nesta 446 · U.S. census
- Nesti 152 · U.S. census
- Nestor 5,723 · U.S. census
- Neth 1,266 · U.S. census
- Nette 111 · U.S. census
- Netter 1,254 · U.S. census
- Netzer 891 · U.S. census
- Neu 4,170 · U.S. census
- Neubauer 5,911 · U.S. census
- Neubert 2,492 · U.S. census
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