as a Last Name
- 22,876
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Pereira
Meaning & Origins
Portuguese, Galician, and Jewish (Sephardic): topographic name from Portuguese pereira ‘pear tree’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word in Portugal and Galicia. The surname is also common in western India, having been taken there by Portuguese colonists.
| 1,347th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 22,876
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Guam
- has the most people named Pereira per capita
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