Ladeira Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Ladeira last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Ladeira last name
Meaning of the Ladeira last name: slope. Ladeira is a Portuguese surname meaning "slope, steep street", for someone living on a hillside. This last name is found in northern and central Portugal and in Brazil. Related names include Ladeiras. Lisbon and Porto have many streets called ladeira, and families from steep villages took the word as a name.
Arms associated with the Ladeira name
In Portugal and Brazil a coat of arms often goes with a family name, and heraldry associated with the Ladeira surname follows that custom.
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Ladeira name FAQ
What does the Ladeira name mean?
Slope. Common variants include Ladeiras, Laderas.
Where does the Ladeira surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, the United States and Angola.
Is there a Ladeira coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Ladeira 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).