Sequeira Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Sequeira last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Sequeira last name
Meaning of the Sequeira last name: "dry land". Sequeira is a Portuguese surname for someone from a place called Sequeira, from sequeiro, "dry land, unirrigated field". The Brazilian form Siqueira is very common. The last name is found in Portugal and Brazil, and among Goan families in India and their relatives abroad.
Arms associated with the Sequeira name
Portugal gathered coats of arms in great armorials, and heraldry associated with Sequeira belongs to that tradition.
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Sequeira name FAQ
What does the Sequeira name mean?
"dry land". Common variants include Siqueira, Sequera.
Where does the Sequeira surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, Angola and Mozambique.
Is there a Sequeira coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Sequeira 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).