Mascarenhas
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Mascarenhas.
Proper noun
Mascarenhas (plural Mascarenhases)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mascarenhas is the 33731th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 675 individuals. Mascarenhas is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (58.96%) and White (29.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “Mascarenhas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN