Cerqueira Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Cerqueira last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Cerqueira last name
Meaning of the Cerqueira last name: oak grove. Cerqueira is a Portuguese surname from cerqueira, an oak grove of the cerquinho oak, and from places of this name in the north. It is common in the Minho and in Brazil. The last name marks families from the oak woods of northern Portugal.
Arms associated with the Cerqueira name
Coats of arms associated with the Cerqueira surname belong to Portuguese heraldry, whose blazon traditions reached Brazil.
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Cerqueira name FAQ
What does the Cerqueira name mean?
Oak grove. Common variants include Cerqueiro, Carqueja.
Where does the Cerqueira surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, the United States and Angola.
Is there a Cerqueira coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Cerqueira 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).