Pereira Name Study

Date: 25 Feb 2023
Location: Portugal
Surname/tag: PEREIRA

About the Project

The Pereira Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Pereira name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Pereira name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Pereira's), by time period (18th Century Pereira's), or by topic (Pereira DNA, Pereira Occupations, Pereira Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Pereira Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Mindy Silva for assistance.

Pereira Surname Origin

Pereira is a surname that is common in Portugal and in the Galicia regions of Spain, Brazil, and other regions of the former Portuguese empire.^[1] It is also common among Portuguese Sephardic Jews.^[1]

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

The variants of this name are more commonly found in other countries such as Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.^[1] Portuguese and Galician: topographic name from Portuguese pereira ‘pear tree’ or a habitational name from a place called with this word in Portugal and Galicia (Spain). This surname is also found in western India having been taken there by Portuguese colonists. Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Iberian surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later) some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.^[2]

• Pereire - French variant
• Perreira - Brazilian Portuguese
• Perry - United States Americanization

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

• Pereira - Grooms in Madeira
• Pereira - Brides in Madeira
• Pereira - Births in Madeira (father)
• Pereira - Births in Madeira (mother)
• Pereira Genealogy on WikiTree
• Perry Genealogy on WikiTree

Stickers & Categories

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Please add the Pereira Name Study which will automatically put the profile in the study's category.

Pereiras on WikiTree Please add your own Pereira ancestors to this category.

Membership

1. Mindy Silva
2. Kim (Rodrigues) Hunkeler
3. A Gott
4. Sebastião Pereira
5. Rui Barão da Cunha

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Pereira" as viewed on Wikipedia.org 26 February 2023.
2. ↑ "Pereira Family History," as viewed on Ancestry.com 26 February 2023.