Portuguese patronymic surnames

Fernandes is a patronymic surname in the Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. The name is a patronymic form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name Fernando. Fernandes is the 243rd most common surname in the world, the 3rd one in Angola and in São Tomé and Príncipe, the 10th one in Portugal, and the 18th one in Brazil. The Spanish version of this surname is Fernández.

Alves is a surname that appears to originate both from Portugal and Scotland (in Scotland where a variation of the name can appear as Alvis). It is debatable whether the surname appeared first in one country or the other, since it is more prevalent in Portugal, but registered as far back as the 13th century in the church records at Alves, Moray, Northern Scotland. If from Portugal, it will have originated from the Germanic patronym son of Álvaro (Alvar, Alvarus).

family name

Gonsalves is an English-language variation of the Portuguese surname Gonçalves, meaning 'son of Gonçalo'.

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

Gonçalves (, ; Portuguese for "son of Gonçalo") is a Portuguese surname. Origin: Germanic patronymic Gundisalvis. Notable people with the surname include:

Antunes is a Portuguese surname, of patronymic origin meaning "son of Anthony (António)". The Spanish variant is Antúnez or Antunez. Notable people with the surname include: