Sousa ( surname ) - Wikipedia Sousa ( surname ) This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Portuguese. ( December 2015 ) Click for important translation instructions. View a machine - translated version of the Portuguese article. Google 's machine translation is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy - pasting machine - translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low - quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign - language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary ( using German ) : Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at ( ( : de : Exact name of German article ) ) ; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template ( ( Translated pt Sousa ( apelido ) ) ) to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia : Translation. Sousa Coat of arms associated to Sousa ( do Prado branch ) surname Origin Region of origin Portugal Meaning toponymic ( from the name of a river ) ; literally `` stones, rocks '' Other names Variant ( s ) de Sousa, Souza, de Souza, D'Souza Sousa ( ( ˈso ( w ) zɐ ) ), Souza, de Sousa ( literally, from Sousa ), or de Souza is a common Portuguese - language surname, especially in Portugal, Brazil, East Timor, India ( among Catholics in Goa, Bombay, and Mangalore ), and Galicia. 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. Contents 1 Etymology and history 2 Notable people sharing a variation of the surname Sousa 2.1 Scientists, academics and technologists 2.2 Artists 2.3 Actors and filmmakers 2.4 Entrepreneurs 2.5 Musicians, singers and composers 2.6 Writers and journalists 2.7 Political figures 2.8 Athletes 2.9 Religious figures 2.10 Fictional characters 3 See also 4 References Etymology and history The name was originally a toponym, denoting a river in Northern Portugal, from the Latin Saxa, meaning rocks. 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 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 Roland deSouza, Pakistani consultant engineer and activist Teotonio R. de Souza ( 1947 -- ), Indian historian Artists Amadeo de Souza Cardoso ( 1887 -- 1918 ), Portuguese painter Aurélia de Souza ( 1867 -- 1922 ), Portuguese painter Francis Newton Souza ( 1924 -- 2002 ), Indian painter from Goa Maurício de Sousa ( 1935 -- ), Brazilian comic book artist Solomon Souza Israeli artist, grandson of Francis Newton Souza Remo D'Souza Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and film director. Actors and filmmakers Edward de Souza ( 1932 -- ), British actor Genelia D'Souza ( 1987 -- ), Indian actress Krystal D'Souza ( 1990 -- ), Indian television actress Marjorie de Sousa ( 1980 -- ), Venezuelan actress and model Steven E. de Souza ( 1947 -- ), American producer, director and screenwriter Sebastian de Souza ( 1993 -- ), British actor Karla Souza ( 1985 -- ), Mexican actress Entrepreneurs Osmel Sousa ( 1946 -- ), Cuban - Venezuelan beauty pageant entrepreneur, gurú and the president of the Miss Venezuela Organization. Musicians, singers and composers Carmen Souza ( 1981 -- ), Portuguese - born singer and songwriter of Cape Verde João de Sousa Carvalho ( 1745 -- 1798 ), Portuguese composer of Baroque operas John Philip Sousa ( 1854 -- 1932 ), American composer of marches Chris de Souza ( 1943 -- ), British classical music composer Luciana Souza ( 1966 -- ), Brazilian singer Raul de Souza ( 1934 -- ), Brazilian trombonist Steve `` Zetro '' Souza ( 1964 -- ), American thrash metal singer Writers and journalists Adelaide Filleul, Marquise de Souza - Botelho ( 1761 -- 1836 ), French novelist Amílcar de Sousa ( 1876 -- 1940 ), Portuguese doctor and author of health books Christovão Falcão ( 1512 ? -- 1557 ), aka Christovão de Sousa Falcão, Portuguese poet Dinesh D'Souza ( 1961 -- ), Indian American political commentator and author Henrique `` Henfil '' de Souza Filho ( 1944 -- 1988 ), Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer Luís de Sousa ( 1555 -- 1632 ), Portuguese monk and writer Júlio César de Mello e Souza ( 1895 -- 1974 ), Brazilian writer and mathematics professor ; used the pen name Malba Tahan ( `` 1885 -- 1931 '' ) Manuel de Faria e Sousa ( 1590 -- 1649 ), Portuguese historian and poet Márcio Souza ( 1946 -- ), Brazilian novelist, essayist and playwright José de Sousa Saramago ( 1922 -- 2010 ), Portuguese novelist, Prémio Camões and Noble Prize in Literature Noémia de Sousa ( 1926 -- 2003 ), Mozambican journalist and poet Ovídio de Sousa Martins ( 1928 -- 1999 ), Cape Verdean poet Pete Souza ( 1954 -- ), American photojournalist, current Chief Official White House photographer Tony D'Souza, American novelist, journalist and essayist Na D'Souza ( 1937 -- ), Indian novelist and Kannada language writer Political figures Aristides de Sousa Mendes ( 1885 -- 1954 ), Portuguese diplomat Charles Sousa ( 1958 -- ), Canadian politician, Minister of Finance for Ontario from 2007 Christopher de Souza ( 1976 -- ), Singaporean Member of Parliament Dona Ana de Sousa aka Ngola Ann Nzinga Mbande ( c. 1583 -- 1663 ), Angolan queen Fitz Remedios Santana de Souza ( 1929 -- ), Kenyan lawyer and politician Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza ( 1944 -- ), British scientist and former Lord Speaker of the House of Lords Herbert de Souza ( 1935 -- 1997 ), Brazilian sociologist, politician and activist Jerónimo de Sousa ( 1947 -- ), Portuguese politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party Jose Philip D'Souza, Indian politician José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa ( 1957 -- ), Portuguese politician and former Prime Minister of Portugal Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas ( 1876 -- 1954 ), Brazilian diplomat Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa ( 1948 -- ), Portuguese politician, Law professor, and political analyst Márcio de Souza e Mello ( 1906 -- 1991 ), Brazilian former air force general and member of ruling junta Martim Afonso de Sousa ( c. 1500 -- 1571 ), Portuguese explorer and first Royal Governor of Brazil Paulo Renato Souza ( 1945 -- 2011 ), Brazilian economist and politician Sabrina De Sousa ( c. 1956 -- ), former American diplomat and alleged CIA field officer Sérgio Sousa Pinto ( 1972 -- ), Portuguese politician, Member of the European Parliament Tomé de Sousa ( 1503 -- 1579 ), Portuguese nobleman and first governor - general of Brazil Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa ( 1869 -- 1957 ), last president of the First Brazilian Republic Athletes Abigail Conceição de Souza ( 1921 -- 2007 ), Brazilian footballer Adrian D'Souza ( 1984 -- ), Indian field hockey player Adriano de Souza ( 1977 -- ), 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 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 aka 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 Sousa ( 1989 -- ), Portuguese tennis player Jorge Luiz Sousa a.k.a. Jorginho ( 1977 -- ), Brazilian footballer José Ivanaldo de Souza ( 1975 -- ), Brazilian footballer José Carlos Leite de Sousa a.k.a. Sousa ( 1977 -- ), Portuguese footballer Marcelo de Souza Ramos ( 1978 -- ), Brazilian footballer Marcelo de Souza ( 1975 -- ), Uruguayan 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 Archie D'Souza ( 1941 -- 2006 ) Pakistani Roman Catholic priest Albert D'Souza, Indian Roman Catholic Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza ( 1941 -- ), Bishop of the Mangalore Diocese, India Basil Salvadore D'Souza ( 1926 -- 1996 ), Bishop of the Mangalore Diocese, India Felipa de Souza ( 1556 -- 1600 ), Portuguese - Brazilian lesbian convicted and tortured by the Inquisition Humberto Sousa Medeiros ( 1915 -- 1983 ), Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts James deSouza ( 1925 -- ) Pakistani Roman Catholic priest Norbert D'Souza, former president of the All India Catholic Union Terence D'Souza ( 1932 -- ) Pakistani Canadian Roman Catholic priest Fictional characters Anna De Souza, in Emmerdale TV series Bianca DeSousa, in Degrassi : The Next Generation TV series Lady Christina de Souza, in an episode of the British TV series Doctor Who Daniel Sousa, in Agent Carter TV series Donald De Souza, in Emmerdale TV series Etienne de Sousa, in Dead Man 's Folly, a novel by Agatha Christie Madame Souza, in The Triplets of Belleville animated film Miles De Souza, in Emmerdale TV series Rodrigo De Souza, in Mozart in the Jungle TV series by Amazon. See also Sosa ( surname ), the Spanish equivalent References Jump up ^ http://ilg.usc.es/cag/Controlador_ing?busca=sousa This page lists people with the surname Sousa. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sousa_(surname)&oldid=815367545 '' Categories : Surnames Galician - language surnames Portuguese - language surnames Toponymic surnames Hidden categories : Articles to be expanded from December 2015 All articles to be expanded Articles needing translation from Portuguese Wikipedia All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2013 All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Bahasa Indonesia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 14 December 2017, at 11 : 55. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the name de souza come from
Answer: Northern Portugal