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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| I WANNA KNOW WHO I AM( AYOOOOO) |
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| Pereira Family from Goa,India | Loretta | 6 |
| missing Father!! |
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| Lost Goncalves Pereira family of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde |
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| Donna is searching for her dad EDWARD"Bob"PEREIRA, MA. |
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| PEREIRA/PERREIRA | adelaida rose | 24 |
| Marin County Pereiras (CA) |
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| family crest | allan pereira | 16 |
| obit Eliseo Victor Pereira b 1940 Honolulu died 2006 Las Vegas |
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| Pereiras in CA | Irena Pereira | 10 |
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