Conceição Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Conceição last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Conceição last name
Meaning of the Conceição last name: conception. Conceição is a Portuguese surname meaning "conception", a devotional name for the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, patron of Portugal. The last name is very common in Brazil. Curiously, many Brazilian towns are called Conceição, and the feast on 8 December is a public holiday in Portugal.
Arms associated with the Conceição name
In Portugal and Brazil a coat of arms often goes with a family name, and heraldry associated with the Conceição surname follows that custom.
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Conceição name FAQ
What does the Conceição name mean?
Conception. Common variants include Da Conceição, Conceicao.
Where does the Conceição surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, Angola and Mozambique.
Is there a Conceição coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Conceição 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).