Salgado Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Salgado last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Salgado last name
Meaning of the Salgado last name: "salted". Salgado is a Portuguese and Galician surname from salgado, "salted", a nickname for a witty man or a name for a salt seller or someone from salt marsh land. Photographer Sebastião Salgado is Brazilian. The last name is common in Portugal, Spain and Brazil.
Arms associated with the Salgado name
In Portugal a coat of arms was often carved over the family house, and Salgado heraldry shares that habit.
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Salgado name FAQ
What does the Salgado name mean?
"salted". Common variants include Salgada, Salgueiro.
Where does the Salgado surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, Spain and the Philippines.
Is there a Salgado coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Salgado 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).