Semedo surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Semedo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 527 people carried this name — #41,303 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 52% from 346 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

492 people named Semedo live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 226
Fribourg 131
Valais 58
Geneva 42
Neuchâtel 8
Ticino 8
Basel-Stadt 7
Zurich 6

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 59 people named Semedo.

Most of them — 44 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Val-de-Marne.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 44
Val-de-Marne 4
Paris 2
Guadeloupe 1
Val-d’Oise 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1
Essonne 1
Haute-Garonne 1
Bouches-du-Rhône 1

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

In print

Semedo in American newspapers,
1885–1923.

Newspaper page from El Imparcial carrying the name Semedo
El Imparcial 1923-04-20
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Semedo
The Washington Times 1921-12-18
Newspaper page from Walker Lake Bulletin carrying the name Semedo
Walker Lake Bulletin 1885-05-13

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

Who carried it

People named Semedo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Álvaro Semedo
    Álvaro Semedo 1585–1658 · writer
  • João Curvo Semmedo
    João Curvo Semmedo 1635–1719 · physician
  • Curvo Semedo
    Curvo Semedo 1766–1838 · poet
  • João Semedo
    João Semedo 1951–2018 · physician
  • Rui Semedo
    Rui Semedo 1956– · civil servant

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 43 lives in all are documented under this name.

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