De Jesus
De Jesús or De Jesus (/də heɪˈsuːs/; Spanish: [de xeˈsus], Brazilian Portuguese: [dʒi/di ʒeˈzu(j)s]) is a Spanish and Portuguese surname (meaning of Jesus) and a common family name in the Hispanic and Portuguese-speaking world. In the year 2000, there were 26,336 people of Hispanic/Latino origin in the United States with the surname De Jesus, making 172nd in order of frequency for all Hispanic/Latino surnames, and 1,002nd most common surname in that country. In the Philippines, De Jesus (or de Jesus) is the 33rd most common surname, held by about 1.1% of the population.
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| Language(s) | Spanish/Portuguese |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Of Jesus" |
| Region of origin | Spain Portugal |
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| Variant form(s) | de Jesus |
The surname is found most frequently in the following six countries:
- Brazil
- Philippines
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
- Honduras
- El Salvador
- Dominican Republic
- Spain
There are also found in small clusters throughout Latin America.
People
- Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Portugal - was a Portuguese princess
- Rick DeJesus - lead singer of band Adelitas Way
- Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo - American serial killer, occultist, and drug trafficker
- Alex de Jesús - is a Puerto Rican professional boxer
- Carlos DeJesus - was a radio and television personality
- David DeJesus - is an American Major League Baseball player with the Tampa Bay Rays
- Esteban de Jesús - was a Puerto Rican world lightweight champion boxer
- Fábio de Jesus - Brazilian footballer
- Francisco de Jesus - Brazilian boxer
- Gabriel Fernando de Jesus - Brazilian footballer
- Gina DeJesus - American abduction survivor
- Gregoria de Jesús - part of the Philippine Revolution
- Iván DeJesús - is a former Major League Baseball player from Puerto Rico
- Iván DeJesús, Jr. - is a Puerto Rican professional baseball player
- José DeJesús - is a former Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player
- José Corazón de Jesús - also known by his pen name Huseng Batute, was a Filipino poet
- José de Jesús Corona - is a Mexican international football goalkeeper
- José Luis de Jesús Miranda - is the founder and leader of Creciendo en Gracia
- Roberto de Jesús - beach volleyball player from Dominican Republic
- Robenílson Vieira de Jesus - boxer from Brazil
- Robin de Jesús - Puerto Rican film and theatre actor
- Sophina DeJesus - American gymnast
- Vincent de Jesus - composer, musical scorer and musical director for theater, television, film and events from the Philippines
- Wanda De Jesus - American actress
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