The Freires Family Name

Spelled Freires, the surname still points back to Freire. At root, the name means “Friar / order brother”.

Freires and Freire

Freires adds “s” to Freire, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Freyre.

Family crest and blazon

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