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D'souza Name Meaning

Portuguese: habitational name for someone from any of the various places named Sousa. The surname is also common in Goa and elsewhere on the west coast of India, having been taken there by Portuguese colonists.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: De Sousa, Sousa, Bouza, D'oria, Somma, Decoux, Otsuka, De Souza

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You can see how D'souza families moved over time by selecting different census years. The D'souza family name was found in the USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 4 D'souza families living in Massachusetts. This was 100% of all the recorded D'souza's in USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of D'souza families in 1880.
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Between 1994 and 1998, in the United States, D'souza life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1994, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for D'souza in 1994 was 57, and 60 in 1998.

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