De Jesús, De Jesus or capitalized as de Jesús, de Jesus (; , ) is a Spanish and Portuguese surname (meaning ''of

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...

'') and a common family name in the

Hispanic The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...

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 the U.S. A decade later in 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 44,038 people with the last name Dejesus, making it the 783rd most common surname in the U.S. DeJesus is found throughout Latin America, but most prevalent in Brazil with nearly 2,000,000 bearers with second place going to Mexico. In the Philippines, De Jesus (or ''de Jesus'') is the 33rd most common surname, held by about 1.1% of the population. The surname is found most frequently in the following three countries: * Brazil. 1,963,741 * Mexico. 136,454 * Philippines. 79,480 * * * *

People

* Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza, Portuguese princess * Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, American serial killer, occultist, and drug trafficker * Alex de Jesús, Puerto Rican professional boxer * Ángel De Jesús, Dominican baseball player *

Benjamin de Jesus Benjamin David de Jesus, OMI (25 July 1940 – 4 February 1997) was a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Apostolic Vicar of Jolo from 1992 until his murder in 1997. He was the first Filipino bishop to be assassinated in t ...

(1940–1997), assassinated Philippine bishop * Carlos DeJesus, radio and television personality *

David DeJesus David Christopher DeJesus (; born December 20, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Ray ...

, American Major League Baseball player *

Esteban de Jesús Esteban () is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen. Although in its original pronunciation the accent is on the penultimate syllable, English-speakers tend t ...

, 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 Gregoria de Jesús y Álvarez (9 May 1875 – 15 March 1943), also known by her nickname Oriang, was the founder and vice-president of the women's chapter of the Katipunan of the Philippines. She was also the custodian of the documents and s ...

, part of the Philippine Revolution *

Iván DeJesús Iván Alvarez DeJesús (born January 9, 1953), is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball shortstop and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, N ...

, Major League Baseball player from Puerto Rico *

Iván DeJesús Jr. Iván De Jesús Álvarez Jr. (born May 1, 1987) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder. Born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, he went to high school at American Military Academy of Guaynabo and was selected by the Los Angeles Dodger ...

, Puerto Rican professional baseball player * José DeJesús, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player *

José Corazón de Jesús José Cecilio Corazón de Jesús y Pangilinan (November 22, 1894 – May 26, 1932), also known by his pen name Huseng Batute, was a Filipino poet who used Tagalog poetry to express the Filipinos' desire for independence during the American occu ...

, also known as Huseng Batute, a Filipino poet * José de Jesús Corona, Mexican international football goalkeeper * José Luis de Jesús, founder and leader of Creciendo en Gracia * Rick DeJesus, lead singer of band

Adelitas Way Adelitas Way is an independent American band formed in Las Vegas in 2006. The band's debut single "Invincible", broke them into the mainstream scene after the song made numerous television appearances in commercials and live sporting events. As ...

* Roberto de Jesús, beach volleyball player from Dominican Republic *

Robenílson de Jesus Robenílson Vieira de Jesus (born September 24, 1987) is an amateur boxer from Brazil who won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. He competed at the 2008, 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cr ...

, boxer from Brazil *

Robin de Jesús Robin de Jesús is an American film and theater actor of Puerto Rican descent. He has received Tony Award nominations for his roles in ''In the Heights'', '' La Cage aux Folles'', and '' The Boys in the Band''. Life and career Robin de Jesús ...

, Puerto Rican film and theatre actor * Sophina DeJesus, American gymnast * Vincent de Jesus, Philippine composer, arranger and musical director * Wanda De Jesus, American actress

References

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