Teixeira
See also: Texeira
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese Teixeira.
Proper noun edit
Teixeira (plural Teixeras)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Teixeira is the 3994th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8895 individuals. Teixeira is most common among White (75.37%) and Black/African American (11.35%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Teixeira”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From teixo (“yew”) + -eira, from -eiro.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Tei‧xei‧ra
Proper noun edit
Teixeira m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants edit
- English: Teixeira
Proper noun edit
Teixeira
- A civil parish of Seia, Guarda district, Portugal
- A town and municipality of Paraíba, Brazil