Sousa (surname)

Sousa (/ˈszə/, Portuguese: [ˈsouzɐ]), Souza, de Sousa (literally, from Sousa), de Souza or D'Souza is a common Portuguese-language surname, especially in Portugal, Brazil, East Timor, India (among Catholics in Goa, Bombay, and Mangalore), and Galicia.[1] In Africa, the name is common among people with Portuguese and Brazilian roots in Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique.

Sousa
Origin
Meaningtoponymic (from the Sousa River)
Region of originPortugal
Other names
Variant form(s)de Sousa, Souza, de Souza, D'Souza

Etymology and history

The name comes from the Sousa River in northern Portugal. Sometimes the spelling is in the archaic form Souza or de Souza, which has occasionally been changed to D'Souza. The Spanish equivalent of this surname is Sosa.

During the colonial era, the Portuguese built forts along Brazilian and West African coastal areas for trade, many of which were later used for the slave trade. They also had children with local women, and the children were given their fathers' last names.

Some Afro-Brazilians who returned to Africa also carry this last name. Among those are the Tabom people, descendants of Francisco Félix de Sousa, a white Portuguese-Brazilian man from Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil, once the richest man in West Africa due to his involvement in its slave trade.

Notable people sharing a variation of the surname Sousa

Scientists, academics and technologists

  • Marcelo Damy de Souza Santos (1914–2009), Brazilian physicist
  • Teotonio R. de Souza (1947–2019), Indian historian
  • Raissa D'Souza (1969–), Theoretical physicist and computer scientist
  • Francisco D'Souza (1968-), an Indian American entrepreneur and businessman
  • Almir Rogerio Evangelista de Souza (1983-), Brazilian Scientist, Engineer and Professor.

Visual artists

Actors and filmmakers

Entrepreneurs

Musicians, singers and composers

Writers and journalists

Political figures

Athletes

  • Abigail Conceição de Souza (1921–2007), Brazilian footballer
  • Adrian D'Souza (1984–), Indian field hockey player
  • Adriano de Souza (1977–), Brazilian footballer
  • Alan Goncalves Sousa (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
  • Alexsandro de Souza (1977–), Brazilian footballer
  • Antao D'Souza (1939–), Pakistani cricketer
  • Artur de Sousa Pinga (1909–1963), Portuguese footballer and coach
  • Cássio Alessandro de Souza (1986–), Brazilian footballer
  • Claudemir de Souza (1988–), Brazilian footballer
  • Cristiano Pereira de Souza (1977–), Brazilian footballer
  • Darius D'Souza (1989–), Canadian cricketer
  • Deivid de Souza (1979–), Brazilian footballer
  • Douglas Costa de Souza (1990–), better known as Douglas Costa, Brazilian footballer
  • Edson Edmar Dias de Souza, a.k.a. Mateus Paraná (1987–), Brazilian footballer
  • Erika de Souza (1982), Brazilian basketball player
  • Fábio de Souza a.k.a. Fabinho (1975–), Brazilian footballer
  • Frederico Sousa (1978–), Portuguese rugby player
  • Gesias Calvancante Souza a.k.a. JZ Calvan (1983–), Brazilian MMA fighter
  • Givanildo Vieira de Souza a.k.a. Hulk (1986–), Brazilian footballer
  • Hélia Souza (1970–), Brazilian volleyball player
  • Hudson de Souza (1977–), Brazilian middle distance runner
  • Jenílson Ângelo de Souza a.k.a. Júnior (1973), Brazilian footballer
  • João de Sousa (1924–2014), Portuguese rower
  • João Sousa (1989–), Portuguese tennis player
  • Jorge Luiz Sousa a.k.a. Jorginho (1977–), Brazilian footballer
  • José Carlos Leite de Sousa a.k.a. Sousa (1977–), Portuguese footballer
  • José Cristiano de Souza Júnior (1977–), Brazilian footballer
  • José Ivanaldo de Souza (1975–), Brazilian footballer
  • Marcelo de Souza (1975–), Uruguayan footballer
  • Marcelo de Souza Ramos (1978–), Brazilian footballer
  • Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, a.k.a. Rafinha (1985–), Brazilian footballer
  • Marcus Vinicius de Souza, a.k.a. Marcus Vinicius (1984–), Brazilian basketball player
  • Marshall D'Souza (1941–2013), Pakistani-Canadian cricketer
  • Nadson Rodrigues de Souza (1982–), Brazilian footballer
  • Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa (1970–), Portuguese former footballer
  • Robert de Pinho de Souza a.k.a. Robert (1981–), Brazilian footballer
  • Robson de Souza a.k.a. Robinho (1984–), Brazilian footballer
  • Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (1982–), Brazilian footballer
  • Romário de Souza Faria a.k.a. Romário (1966–), Brazilian former footballer
  • Ronaldo Souza dos Santos a.k.a. Jacaré (1979–), Brazilian MMA fighter
  • Silvestre de Sousa (1980–), Brazilian jockey
  • Stephie D'Souza (1936–1998), Indian track-and-field athlete and hockey player
  • Steven Jeffrey Souza, Jr. (1989–), American baseball player
  • Tony de Souza (1974–), Peruvian wrestler
  • Uênia Fernandes de Souza (1984–), Brazilian racing cyclist
  • Vágner Silva de Souza a.k.a. Vágner Love (1984–), Brazilian footballer

Religious figures

Fictional characters

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See also

References

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