Galician-language surnames

Silva is a surname of Portuguese or Galician origin which is widespread in the Portuguese-speaking countries including Brazil. The name is derived from Latin ("forest" or "woodland"). It is the family name of the House of Silva.

Araújo or Araujo or Araúxo, and various other spellings, (, , ) is a Galician and Portuguese surname of noble medieval origin. The name is topographic and derives from various places named "Araújo" found on both sides of the bordering regions. The most prominent origin is likely the parish of Araújo in Valença, Portugal, near the Spanish border. The meaning of "Araújo" is debated, but a common theory traces it back to the Latin "altariculus" or "arauciculus," meaning "small altar." This suggests the original settlements named Araújo may have been located near ancient religious sites or places

The word Ulloa in the world mostly comes as a gentilic from A Ulloa (and itself from the Ulla River) in Galicia, Spain, later expanded all over the world by emigration and American conquest, and may refer to: ==Maritime== Spanish cruiser Don Antonio de Ulloa, Velasco-class cruiser

Coello is a Galician surname, meaning rabbit; it may refer to:

Lopes is a Portuguese and Galician surname. Origin: Germanic patronymic for son of Lopo, itself being derived from Latin wolf. This surname occurs in other Romance variants, such as Spanish , Italian , French , and Romanian or .

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thumb|right|Portrait of a Young Fidalgo; a 16th-century rendition of a young Portuguese nobleman.

Aldana may refer to:

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thumb|Castle of Andrade, Galicia

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Varela is a Galician, Spanish and Portuguese surname originating from Galicia.

Guerreiro is a Galician and Portuguese word for "warrior". It can be found as a surname in Portuguese-speaking countries. This surname is strongly associated with the city and county of Loule, in the south of Portugal.

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Insúa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Moscoso is a Galician surname most prominently held in the Andean nations of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia. It is also common in Guatemala and Chile. Within Spain, the surname is most common in Andalusia, having arrived there with Galicians during the reconquest. Etymologically, this surname comes from Latin muscōsum, accusative singular of muscōsus, meaning mossy...Alternatively, from mosca ("fly") + -oso ("place with"). However, there are few, if any examples, in which Latin word-final "a" becomes "o", making this latter etymology unlikely."

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Barros is a Portuguese and Galician surname. It may refer to:

Teixeira (, ) is a Galician-Portuguese surname based on the toponym Teixeira, derived from teixo "yew tree" (Latin taxus). 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.

Abalo is a Galician surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Vieira is a Portuguese and Galician term which in Portuguese and Galician stands for the Great Pilgrim Mussel from the scallop family (Pectinidae). The term leads to its use as a place and family name.

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Álvares (sometimes Alvares), a Portuguese and Galician surname, originally a patronymic meaning Son of Álvaro, is the name of: Ana Ida Alvares (born 1965), Brazilian volleyball player Chris Alvares (1901–1994), Surinamese classical musician and composer Francisco Álvares (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer João Álvares Fagundes (active in 1521), Portuguese explorer Jorge Álvares (died 1521), Portuguese explorer Mara Alvares (born 1948), Brazilian artist Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Portuguese general and constable of Portugal Pedro Álvares Cabral (about 1467 – about 1520

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Figueroa or Figueiroa is a Galician, Portuguese and Spanish surname.