Portuguese Surnames
Portuguese names are used in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking areas. See also about Portuguese names.
90 surnames in our directory
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90Pacheco is a Portuguese and Spanish surname with rich historical and geographical roots. Its origins are traced to the Latinized form Paccieaus and the Basque given name Patxi, which is a variation of Francisco. The surn...
Palmeiro is a Portuguese surname, predominantly found in Portugal and Brazil, often indicating a family history linked to pilgrims or crusaders. It is a variant of the English surname Palmer, which derives from the Latin...
Paredes is a toponymic surname of Portuguese and Spanish origin, derived from the word for "wall" — Portuguese parede and Spanish pared, both from Latin paries. It originally denoted a person who lived near a wall, likel...
Paz is a surname found in Portuguese and Spanish, with distinct etymological origins in each language. In Spanish and Portuguese (as a separate word), it directly derives from the noun paz, meaning "peace", and was origi...
Peralta is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the name of various places in Spain, most notably a municipality in Navarre. The place name comes from Latin petra “rock” and alta “high”, functionally...
Pereira is a Galician and Portuguese surname derived from the Galician and Portuguese word pereira, meaning "pear tree," ultimately from the Latin pirum ("pear"). This makes it a toponymic surname, referring to someone w...
Pereyra is a Galician and Portuguese surname, a variant of Pereira. Like Pereira, it derives from the Galician and Portuguese word pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum ("pear"). The name originated as...
Pinheiro is a Portuguese surname meaning "pine tree" in Portuguese. It is a topographic surname, originally given to someone who lived near a conspicuous pine tree or in a pine forest, or possibly a habitational name fro...
Pinho is a Portuguese surname derived from the word "pine", reflecting an origin linked to pine trees. As a habitational name, it likely originated from places named after pine forests or individuals who lived near such...
Pinto is a common surname found in Portuguese-, Spanish-, and Italian-speaking countries, as well as in parts of India, France, and Israel. Its meaning derives from the Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian adjective pinto, m...
Pires is a common Portuguese surname, particularly in Portugal and Brazil. Originally a patronymic, it means "son of Pedro" (the Portuguese equivalent of Peter). Its Spanish counterpart is Pérez, and it is a variant form...
Ramires is a Portuguese surname meaning "son of Ramiro." It is a patronymic surname, derived from the given name Ramiro combined with the Portuguese suffix -es, akin to the Spanish Ramírez. The name Ramiro itself has a r...
Etymology and History Ramos is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the Latin word ramus, meaning "branch" (related to branch). Historically, it was a topographic name indicating someone who lived in...
Ribeiro is a Portuguese and Galician toponymic surname meaning "little river" or "stream" in Portuguese. Derived from the Latin riparius ("riverbank"), it belongs to a family of surnames across Romance languages that ref...
Rios is a Portuguese and Spanish surname originating from the word for "river." Derived from Latin rivus, it is a topographic name for someone who lived by a river, common across the Iberian Peninsula.EtymologyLike other...
Rocha is a Portuguese and Galician cognate of the English surname Roach, derived from the word for "rock" (Portuguese/Galician rocha). It originates from Late Latin rocca, a term possibly of Celtic origin, and referred t...
Rodrigues is a Portuguese patronymic surname meaning "son of Rodrigo." Derived from the given name Rodrigo, which itself originates from the Latinized Gothic form Rudericus and the Old German elements hruod ("fame") and...
Sala is an occupational surname found across several Romance-language regions, including Catalonia, Italy, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. It derives from the Late Latin word sala "hall, large room" (itself of Germanic ori...
Serra is an Italian, Portuguese and Catalan surname that is the cognate of Sierra (from Latin serra "saw", referring to a jagged mountain range). It originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near such a land...
Silveira is a Portuguese-language surname meaning "forests". It is derived from the word silva (Latin for "forest" or "woodland"), sharing its root with the far more common surname Silva. While Silva is the original form...
Simões is a Portuguese surname meaning "son of Simão" in Portuguese. It is a patronymic surname, typical of Portuguese naming conventions where the suffix "-es" denotes "son of." The root name Simão is the Portuguese for...
Soares is a common Portuguese and Galician patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Suero' (a variant of Soeiro). It is the Portuguese equivalent of the Spanish surname Suárez. The root given name Suero derives from the Medie...
Sousa is a Portuguese surname with a rich geographical and toponymic origin. It originally indicated someone who lived near the River Sousa in Portugal, a tributary of the Douro River in the northern part of the country....
Souza is a Portuguese surname, a variant of Sousa. While both forms are used, Souza is particularly common in Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries outside Portugal, often arising from historical spelling variat...
Tavares is a Portuguese surname with deep historical roots, originating from the numerous places in Portugal called Tavares. The name itself is derived from a Latin antecedent, Talavus or Thalavus, which is of obscure pr...
Teixeira is a Galician-Portuguese surname of toponymic origin, derived from the place name Teixeira, which itself comes from the Portuguese word teixo, meaning "yew tree" (from Latin taxus). The surname thus originally r...
Torres is a topographic surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the word torres ("towers"), indicating a person who lived in or near a tower. The name ultimately traces back to the Latin word turris, meani...
Vargas is a Spanish and Portuguese surname with a topographic origin, deriving from the dialectal word varga, meaning “slope,” “flooded field,” “pastureland,” or “hut.” The name likely referred to someone who lived near...
Vieira is a Portuguese and Galician surname with a rich history tied to pilgrimage and geography. It originated as a habitational name, denoting a person from any of several places in Portugal called Vieira (such as Viei...
Vilar is a surname found in Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese cultures. Its origin lies in a toponymic term that described a small settlement or farm. The name derives from Late Latin villare, a derivative of Latin villa...