Cabreira Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Cabreira last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Cabreira last name
Meaning of the Cabreira last name: goat place. Cabreira is a Portuguese surname from places called Cabreira, from cabra, "goat". The Serra da Cabreira is a mountain range in the Minho near Vieira do Minho. The last name matches the Spanish Cabrera and is found in northern Portugal and Brazil.
Arms associated with the Cabreira name
Coats of arms associated with the Cabreira surname follow Portuguese heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Cabreira name FAQ
What does the Cabreira name mean?
Goat place. Common variants include Cabrera, Cabral.
Where does the Cabreira surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, the United States and Angola.
Is there a Cabreira coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Cabreira coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).