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Goncalves Ranking

In the United States, the name Goncalves is the 11,866th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1] However, in France, the name Goncalves is ranked the 185th most popular surname with an estimated 18,179 people with that name. [2]


United States Goncalves migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goncalves Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Joao Goncalves, aged 21, arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Mormugao" from Lisbon via Azores [3]
  • Maria A. Goncalves, aged 23, originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, So. America, arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Uberaba" from Rio De Janeiro [4]
  • Adelino Goncalves, aged 19, originally from Havana, Cuba, arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Esperanza" from Havana, Cuba [5]
  • Frederico Vianna Goncalves, aged 24, arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Pocone" from Rio de Janeiro [6]
  • Jose Goncalves, aged 29, originally from Lisbonne, Portugal, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Rochambeau" from Bordeaux, France [7]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Goncalves (post 1700) +

  • Milton Gonçalves (1933-2022), Brazilian actor and television director, one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, who worked with William Hurt and Raul Julia as a police chief in Kiss of the Spider Woman
  • Paulo Gonçalves (1979-2020), Portuguese rally racing motorcycle rider who crashed during the seventh stage of the 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, at 276 km
  • Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (1936-2016), Roman Catholic archbishop
  • Nuno Gonçalves, 15th-century Portuguese artist
  • Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
  • Vasco Gonçalves, 20th-century Portuguese Prime Minister
  • Nelson Gonçalves, Brazilian singer and songwriter
  • Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves, Angolan footballer
  • Marcelo Costa Gonçalves, Brazilian former football player
  • José Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
  • ... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6QL-MJD : 6 December 2014), Joao Goncalves, 27 Feb 1919; citing departure port Lisbon via Azores, arrival port New York City, New York, New York, ship name Mormugao, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6QV-NY7 : 6 December 2014), Maria A. Goncalves, 19 Feb 1919; citing departure port Rio De Janeiro, arrival port New York City, New York, New York, ship name Uberaba, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  5. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6Q6-Y65 : 6 December 2014), Adelino Goncalves, 03 Feb 1919; citing departure port Havana, arrival port New York City, New York, New York, ship name Esperanza, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  6. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6Q6-V3N : 6 December 2014), Frederico Vianna Goncalves, 01 Feb 1919; citing departure port Rio de Janeiro, arrival port New York City, New York, New York, ship name Pocone, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  7. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6Q8-8P8 : 6 December 2014), Jose Goncalves, 24 Jan 1919; citing departure port Bordeaux, arrival port New York, ship name Rochambeau, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).


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