Contreiras Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Contreiras is usually a form of Contreras. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “from Contreras”.

• Other spellings include Contrera.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Before spelling was fixed, Contreras was also written Contreiras.

Contreiras coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Contreiras, so the heraldry linked to Contreras is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Contreiras report, with a museum-style coat of arms.