Raposo meaning | Last name Raposo origin

Following is the meaning of Raposo surname. Family name Raposo is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Raposo
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Portugal
Meaning: Common Portugal and Spain, the name is related to fox (raposa raposo or in both languages) or as a nickname or as a place name. With the same meaning: Raposa.

Raposo is used as a family name or surname in Portugal languages. Raposo has 6 characters long in length.

Raposo is common in Portugal country(ies).

Raposo is ranked 7106 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Raposos grew by 15.56373 per cent to 2829 since 2000 and ranked 11179 after elevating 550 spots. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.21 81.37
Hispanic or Latino 16.61 13.81
Others 1.59 4.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.88 0.25
Black 0.71 0.49

How popular is Raposo?

Raposo is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Portugal is ahead in terms of density. Around 76148 people have been found who wears Raposo as their family name. Raposo is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,346 Bermuda6
635 Macau3
117 São Tomé and Príncipe3
10,686 Costa Rica3
4,915 Panama3
12,161 Wales2
5,298 Botswana2
26,123 Malaysia2
7,314 Bolivia1
28,746 Algeria1
13,606 Senegal1
49,101 Denmark1
38,063 Mauritania1
1,542 Andorra1
7,191 Afghanistan1
17,236 Ghana1
58,885 Poland1
56,169 Mexico1
38,841 Scotland1
17,575 Kuwait1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
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Celebrities having Raposo surname

Daniella Raposo Gregory Raposo's sister
José Raposo Theater Actress
Fabiano Raposo Actor
José Raposo Theater Actress
Gregory Raposo Singer
Gregory Raposo Singer
José Hipólito Raposo Portuguese Politician
Gregory Raposo Singer
José Raposo Theater Actress
Maryann Raposo Gregory Raposo's mother
  • In 2010 drama film, Los labios, Victoria Raposo portrayed Luchi.
  • Manuel Raposo played vital role of Mario el Mago in 2020 action, drama flick Rafael[a].

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