Azevedo is a common surname in the Portuguese language, and thus native to Portugal, Brazil, and other Lusophone nations. The etymology of "Azevedo" is usually connected to the Portuguese word "azevinho" meaning the European holly ( Ilex aquifolium ). Its Spanish equivalent is Acevedo or Acebedo, whose origin resides in the Leonese municipality of Acebedo, Spain. Notable people with this surname include the following:
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese.
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for Peter. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter.
Acosta is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or was from the mountains (encostas). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa, which in Spanish became de Acosta; the exact Spanish counterpart of da Costa is "de la Costa". Notable people with the surname include:
Escobar is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Teixeira is a Galician-Portuguese surname based on the toponym Teixeira, derived from teixo "yew tree". The progenitors of the name were a "Noble Portuguese Marrano family, originally bearing the surname of Sampayo," and the Teixeira coat of arms was conferred "in accordance with a decree of King Philip IV of Spain" in 1643. A less frequent variant spelling is Texeira. The variant Técher is common in the highlands of Reunion Island, notably in the Cilaos area.
Almeida is a common surname in Portuguese-speaking nations of Portugal, Brazil and amongst high-ranking army officials in West India, which was at one time colonized by the Portuguese. It is a toponym derived from the town of Almeida in Beira Alta Province, Portugal, or for any of a number of similarly named places in Portugal. In other instances it is a toponym derived from Almeida in the Province of Zamora, Spain.
Henriques is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Henrique (Henry). Its Spanish equivalent is Enriquez and its Italian equivalent is D'Enrico. Not Jewish in origin but some Sephardic Jews adopted this name.
Oliveira is a Portuguese, used in Portuguese-speaking countries, and to a lesser extent in former Portuguese and Spanish colonies. Its origin is from the Latin word olivarĭus, meaning 'olive tree'. In Portuguese, de Oliveira may refer to both 'of the olive tree' and 'from the olive tree'.
Araújo or Araujo or Araúxo is a Galician surname of noble medieval origin. Possibly the noble Don Rodrigo Anes de Araujo, lord of the Araujo castle, Ourense, Galicia, was the first to use the surname of Araújo. His great grandson Pedro Anes de Araújo moved to the kingdom of Portugal, around 1375, being the first Araújo to settle there.
Bezerra is a Portuguese surname of Hebrew ancestry, popular among the Sephardi Jewish settlers in Northern Portugal. The name translates to 'heifer'. The first members of this family have origins in Ponte de Lima, the oldest Portuguese village, and can be traced back to the century XII.
Serra is Latin for "saw", Italian for "greenhouse", and Sardinian, Galician, Portuguese and Catalan for "mountain range" or "saw". As a surname, it may refer to:
Coutinho is a noble Portuguese language surname. It is a diminutive of Couto. It is from Late Latin cautum, from the past participle of cavere ‘to make safe.' It may refer to:
Lobo is a surname found in the Galician, Spanish and Portuguese languages meaning "wolf", and in other languages with other meanings. Notable people with the surname include:
Jeronimo or Jerónimo is the Portuguese and Spanish form of "Jerome".
Ferreira is a Portuguese and Galician toponymic and occupational surname, meaning "iron mine" and also the feminine variant of "blacksmith" ("ferreiro"), related to ironworks.
Cabral is a surname of Portuguese origin, coming from the word Cabra meaning goat. The surname Cabral most commonly came from goat farmers.
Emanuel de Azevedo, born Manuel de Azevedo, was a Portuguese fidalgo, Jesuit, writer and secretary of Pope Benedict XIV, whose works he edited. He was the author of various texts in Latin and Italian, including a biography of Saint Anthony of Padua that was widely disseminated in Italy at the end of the 18th century.
Eusebio or Eusébio is both a Spanish masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: