Americo (or Américo) is a Portuguese- and Spanish-language given name, occasionally used as a surname and in other cultures. It is a variant of the name Henry.

Look up Americo, Americo-, or Américo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

English diminutives or hypocorisms include Rico & Eric.

People with the name include:

• Américo (born 1977), a Chilean singer
• Americo Boschetti (born 1951), a Puerto Rican musician
• Américo Castilla, an Argentine artist
• Americo Garcia, member of the electronic music duo Boombox Cartel
• Américo Hoss (1914–1990), a Hungarian-Argentine cinematographer
• Americo Makk (1927–2015), a Hungarian-American artist
• Americo Paredes (1915–1999), a Mexican-American author
• Americo Sbigoli (died 1822), an Italian singer
• Pedro Américo (1843–1905), a Brazilian painter, politician, and scientist

• Américo Boavida (1923–1968), an Angolan physician and activist
• Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo (1833–1896), a Brazilian politician
• Américo António Cuononoca, an Angolan anthropologist and politician
• Américo Ghioldi (1899–1985), an Argentine educator and activist
• Americo Santiago (born 1951), an American politician
• Américo Tomás (1894–1987), a Portuguese naval officer and politician

• Américo Astete (born 1967), an Argentine alpine skier
• Américo Bonetti (1928–1999), an Argentine boxer
• Américo Fernandes (1899–?), a Brazilian rower
• Américo Gallego (born 1955), an Argentine footballer
• Américo González (footballer), a Salvadoran footballer
• Américo González (pentathlete) (born 1925), an Uruguayan modern pentathlete
• Américo Lopes (1933–2023), a Portuguese footballer
• Américo Montanarini (1917–1994), a Brazilian basketball player
• Américo Martins Pereira Júnior (born 1993), a Brazilian footballer
• Américo Pereira da Silva, a Portuguese footballer
• Américo Rocca (born 1952), a Mexican wrestler
• Américo Ruffino (1905–1988), an Argentine footballer
• Américo Tesoriere (1899–1977), an Argentine footballer
• Ben Bedini (1921–2008), an American baseball player, born Americo Bendini
• Edu (footballer, born 1949), a Brazilian footballer, born Jonas Eduardo Américo
• Mertz Mortorelli (1921–1985), an American football coach, born Americo Mortorelli
• Rick Sapienza (born 1936), an American football player, born Americo Sapienza
• Rico Petrocelli (born 1943), an American baseball player, born Americo Petrocelli
• Thomas Americo (1958–1999), an East Timorese boxer

• Américo Amorim (1934–2017), a Portuguese industrialist
• Américo Castro (1885–1972), a Spanish cultural historian
• Américo Henriques (1923–2006), a Portuguese Catholic bishop

• All pages with titles containing Americo
• Amalric, a Gothic-language name, including links to related names
• Amerigo (disambiguation)
• American (disambiguation)

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