The faria Surname
faria Name Meaning and History
- Portuguese: habitational name from either of two places called Faria, in Braga and Aveiro.
- Southern Italian (Sicily): topographic name from Greek pharias, a derivative of pharos ‘beacon’, ‘lighthouse’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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