Cerqueiro Family Crest & Name History

Arms linked to Cerqueira and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Family name meaning

Whether you spell it Cerqueiro or Cerqueira, the story begins in the same place. Taken at its root, Cerqueiro points to “Oak grove”.

Cerqueiro is listed among the recognised spellings of Cerqueira. The same family of names includes Carqueja. In the Spanish register, Cerqueiro appears 406 times as a first surname and 325 times as a second one.

For the full story, order the Cerqueiro surname pack.