Meireles Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Meireles last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Meireles last name
Meaning of the Meireles last name: "from Meireles". Meireles is a Portuguese surname from one of the places called Meireles in the north, perhaps from a medieval personal name. Poet Cecília Meireles and film director Fernando Meirelles are Brazilian. The last name is common in northern Portugal and Brazil.
Arms associated with the Meireles name
In Portugal a coat of arms was often carved over the family house, and Meireles heraldry shares that habit.
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Meireles name FAQ
What does the Meireles name mean?
"from Meireles". Common variants include Meirelles, Mireles.
Where does the Meireles surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, Angola and Mexico.
Is there a Meireles coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Meireles coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).