Pereyra Family Crest & Name History

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Pereira surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Family name meaning

The spelling Pereyra grew out of Pereira, a Portuguese surname with a long paper trail. The family name meaning is “pear tree”, the same as for Pereira.

A variant of Pereira

Only a small detail separates the spellings: Pereyra has “y” where Pereira has “i”. Other spellings include Pereiro.

Get the complete Pereyra report, with a museum-style coat of arms.