Sardinhas Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Behind the Sardinhas surname stands Sardinha, a Portuguese name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Sardinhas adds “s” to Sardinha, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Name scholars give the meaning as “sardine”. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Related forms: Sardina.

Arms linked to Sardinha and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Sardinhas report, with a museum-style coat of arms.