Lacerda Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Lacerda last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Lacerda last name
Meaning of the Lacerda last name: of the bristle. Lacerda is a Portuguese surname from the Spanish de la Cerda, "of the bristle", a nickname for a hairy man. The last name is common in Brazil. Curiously, the prince Fernando de la Cerda was said to have been born with a long hair on his chest.
Arms associated with the Lacerda name
In Portugal and Brazil a coat of arms often goes with a family name, and heraldry associated with the Lacerda surname follows that custom.
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Lacerda name FAQ
What does the Lacerda name mean?
Of the bristle. Common variants include Cerda.
Where does the Lacerda surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, Angola and the United States.
Is there a Lacerda coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Lacerda 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).