Portuguese Surnames Starting with M

Blessed or happy

Place of apple trees

Axe or hatchet

From the town of Machico

Apple tree

Lean or thin

From the island of Madeira (wood)

From the town of Mafra

From the town of Magalhaes

Great or magnificent

The lean or thin one from Trás-os-Montes

From the month of May

Vineyard worker

From the island of Malta

God is with us

From the city of Maputo

Wildcat (Tupi-Portuguese)

From Tupi meaning wildcat

Of Mars (warlike)

Sailor or mariner

Of the sea

Son of Marco

Descendant of Martin

Son of Martin

Gift of God

Gift of God

Bushes or thickets

From the town of Matosinhos

Moorish or dark

Place of haystacks

Place of blackbirds

From the town of Melgaco

From the town of Melo

Son of Mendo

Mosque or place of worship

From the Meseta (plateau)

From the city of Mindelo

From the place Mira (to look)

From Mirandela town meaning small lookout

From Mogadouro town meaning fortified place

Miller

From the town of Monchique

Mountain

Hunter or mountain dweller

Black mountain

Mulberry trees

Mulberry tree

First-born or heir