Cordeiro Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Cordeiro last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Cordeiro last name
Meaning of the Cordeiro last name: "lamb". Cordeiro is a Portuguese surname from cordeiro, "lamb", a nickname for a gentle man or a name for a shepherd, sometimes with the religious sense of the Lamb of God. The Spanish form is Cordero. The last name is common in Portugal, the Azores and Brazil.
Arms associated with the Cordeiro name
In Portugal a coat of arms was often carved over the family house, and Cordeiro heraldry shares that habit.
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Cordeiro name FAQ
What does the Cordeiro name mean?
"lamb". Common variants include Cordero, Cordeira.
Where does the Cordeiro surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, Angola and the United States.
Is there a Cordeiro coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Cordeiro 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).