Mascarenhas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Mascarenhas.

Proper noun

Mascarenhas (plural Mascarenhases)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mascarenhas is the 33731^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 675 individuals. Mascarenhas is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (58.96%) and White (29.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mascarenhas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 526.