Ataide Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Ataide last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Ataide last name
Meaning of the Ataide last name: from Ataíde. Ataide is a Portuguese surname from Ataíde, a place near Amarante in the north. Viceroy Luís de Ataíde governed Portuguese India in the sixteenth century. The last name, also spelled Athayde, is found in Portugal, Brazil and Goa. Spellings of the last name vary in older records.
Arms associated with the Ataide name
Coats of arms associated with the Ataide surname follow Portuguese heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Ataide name FAQ
What does the Ataide name mean?
From Ataíde. Common variants include Athayde, Ataíde.
Where does the Ataide surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, the United States and Angola.
Is there a Ataide coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Ataide 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).