Soares
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Soares.
Proper noun
Soares (plural Soareses)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Soares is the 3069th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11694 individuals. Soares is most common among White (74.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Soares”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Soarez. Compare Galician Xuárez, Spanish Suárez and Juárez.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: So‧a‧res
Proper noun
Soares m or f
- a surname