Varela is a Galician, Spanish and Portuguese surname originating from Galicia.
Gomes is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname. Origin:Visigothic guma, meaning "man", later a first name, Gome and the patronym son of Gome.
Carvalho or de Carvalho, meaning 'oak', is a Portuguese surname. Origin: Celtic toponymic, from (s)kerb(h)/karb.
Guerra is a Portuguese, Spanish and Italian term meaning "war". Notable people with the surname Guerra include:
Coelho is a Portuguese surname meaning "rabbit". The Coelho’s are a historically known Sephardic Jewish family with connection to the once thriving Jewish communities of Spain and Portugal. The families history bears deep ties to the persecution experienced by Jews during the inquisition in Portugal. Decendants in Portugal and Latin America with the surname Coelho have a likely Jewish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Ribeiro is a Portuguese and Galician surname, also common in Brazil. Origin: Latin riparius,. It is also a wine-making region of central Galicia. In Galicia the surname may have been Castilianized as Riveiro.
Maciel is a surname of Portuguese origin. Notable people with this surname include:
Brum is a Portuguese surname of Dutch and Flemish roots found primarily in Portugal, Brazil, and Uruguay. Notable people with the surname include:
Barreto is a surname of Portuguese origin, also found in the former Portuguese colonies of Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Timor-Leste and Goa as well as Spain and Latin America. In 1786, the title of Conde de Casa Barreto was created by King Charles III of Spain and bestowed upon Jacinto Tomás Barreto of Havana, Cuba.
Matos or Mattos, sometimes de Matos or de Mattos, is a Sephardic and Portuguese language surname.
Americo 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.
Aguiar is a surname of Galician-Portuguese origin. Its etymology comes from the Latin word aquilare, translating to "eagle's nest".
Roque is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ferreira is a Portuguese and Galician toponymic and occupational surname, meaning "iron mine" and also the feminine variant of "blacksmith" ("ferreiro"), related to ironworks.
Mota is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. The name is topographic, originally used for someone who lived near a fortified stronghold. Mota has several versions including Motta (Italian) and Motte (French). Notable people with the surname include:
Portuguese Uruguayans are Uruguayans of full or partial Portuguese ancestry, many of whom are of Azorean descent.
Portela is a surname of Iberian origin. Notable people with the name include:
Amorin is a surname of Galician origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Guimarães is a Portuguese surname of Sephardic Jewish origin likely rooting from the Jewry of Guimarães in the north of Portugal. Notable people with the surname include:
De Amorim is a Portuguese surname. People with that name include:
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