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[[File:Arms Aguilar.svg|thumb|200px|The coat of arms of [[Baron Diego Pereira d'Aguilar|Diego Pereira d'Aguilar]], a [[baron]] of the Holy Roman Empire and privy councilor to the Crowns of the Netherlands and Italy.]]
[[File:Arms Aguilar.svg|thumb|200px|The coat of arms of [[Baron Diego Pereira d'Aguilar|Diego Pereira d'Aguilar]], a [[baron]] of the Holy Roman Empire and privy councilor to the Crowns of the Netherlands and Italy.]]


'''Pereira''' is a [[surname]] in the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] languages, common mostly in [[Portugal]], the [[Spain]], [[Brazil]], other regions of the former [[Portuguese Empire]], and [[Spanish Empire]] and by adoption also common among [[Western Sephardim|Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin]] throughout the Sephardic Jewish diaspora.
'''Pereira''' is a [[surname]] in the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] languages, common mostly in [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Brazil]], other regions of the former [[Portuguese Empire]], and [[Spanish Empire]] and by adoption also common among [[Western Sephardim|Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin]] throughout the Sephardic Jewish diaspora.


It was originally a [[Nobility|noble]] [[Christian]] toponym of the [[Middle Ages]], taken from the [[feudal]] possession of [[Pereira (Barcelos)|Pereira, Portugal]], which in Portuguese means '[[pear|pear tree]]'.
It was originally a [[Nobility|noble]] [[Christian]] toponym of the [[Middle Ages]], taken from the [[feudal]] possession of [[Pereira (Barcelos)|Pereira, Portugal]], which in Portuguese means '[[pear|pear tree]]'.

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For information about other uses of Pereira, see Pereira (disambiguation).
Pereira
Coat of arms associated to Pereira surname
Pronunciation[pɨ.ˈɾɐj.ɾɐ] or [pɨ.ˈɾej.ɾɐ]
Origin
Word/namePortuguese, Spanish
Meaning"pear tree"
Region of originPortugal, and Spain
Other names
Variant form(s)Da Pereira, Dapereira, Pereyra, Pereiras, Pereyras, Perera, Pereire, Peral, Perales and others
The coat of arms of Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira. The cross, which is a cross flory voided, is a common charge found in the coats of arms of Pereira families, as are the red and white colours.
The coat of arms of Diego Pereira d'Aguilar, a baron of the Holy Roman Empire and privy councilor to the Crowns of the Netherlands and Italy.

Pereira is a surname in the Portuguese and Spanish languages, common mostly in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, other regions of the former Portuguese Empire, and Spanish Empire and by adoption also common among Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin throughout the Sephardic Jewish diaspora.

It was originally a noble Christian toponym of the Middle Ages, taken from the feudal possession of Pereira, Portugal, which in Portuguese means 'pear tree'.

The name also exists in variations such as Pereyra, Pereyras, Paraira, Da Pereira, Dapereira, Pereyra, Pereiras, Das Pereiras, Das Pereyras, Pereirinha, Perera, Perer, Pereyre, Pereire, Pererira, Pireyre, Piraire, Pirayre, Pereiri, Poirier, Poirot, Peyrieux, Perisset, Périssel, Pireddu, Pérennec, Perés, Peres, Parés, Pere, Péré, Pérès, Péresse, Peret, Perey, Périer, Perier, Perrier, Parès, Parés, Paré, Pare, Pear, Peer, Pearman, Poir, Poirier, Poirriez, Dupoirer, Perie, La Pira, Delpero, Piras, Pirner, Pira, Piras, Peral, Perales, Del Peral, Perals, Udabe, Udala, Udarregui, and others. In Portugal there are some families with variations of the name although Pereira is by far the most common.

The variants of this name are more commonly found in other countries such as Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, India (specifically Goa and Kerala) and Sri Lanka. Pereire, for example, is a French variant. Many Portuguese immigrants to the United States, especially Massachusetts, chose to "Americanize" their surname to Perry.

As a toponymic surname, it does not refer to a single lineage with a single founder, but to various unrelated lineages.

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