Sampaio

English

Etymology

From Portuguese São + Paio, "Saint Pelagius", referring to Pelagius of Córdoba.

Proper noun

Sampaio (plural Sampaios)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sampaio is the 32438^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 709 individuals. Sampaio is most common among White (80.39%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sampaio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.