The pereira Surname
pereira Name Meaning and History
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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