Portuguese Surnames

River place near Lima

From a thorny hill in Madeira

From Tupi meaning sea defender

From the town of Tarrafal

Son of Tavarius

Place of planks or timber

From the town of Tavira

Yew tree or badger

From Thule or distant lands

From distant lands

From Telmo (helmet of will)

Third (Azorean island)

Twin

Saint James (variant)

Turner (lathe worker)

From Visigothic name Tosteredus

Bull

Wheat

Wheat-colored or dark

Ancestors of the land (Tupi-Portuguese)

From Tupinamba indigenous people

From Ushoa (adopted name)

Small valley

Valley of the airs

From the town of Valenca

Brave or strong

Strong and healthy

Cowherd

Small stick or rod

From the valley of the Basques

From the town of Vasconcelos

Son of Vasco (crow)

Fertile plain

Old or elder

Good fortune

Very true or truthful

Conquering or victorious

Grapevine

From Vidigueira town meaning vine place

Scallop shell

New town

Small village

From the place Vilhena

From Vinhais town meaning vineyard place

From the city of Viseu

Plant nursery or fishpond

New house (Basque origin)

From a wild olive tree place