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Where did the Portuguese Dealmeida family come from? What is the Portuguese Dealmeida family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dealmeida family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dealmeida family history?

The surname Dealmeida is of local origin, that is, it is a surname derived from the place of origin of the initial bearer. In this case, the surname is derived from one of several places so named in Portugal (northeast area). The name is derived from the Arabic words "al ma'ida," meaning a plateau. One of the earliest records of the surname is that of one Jose Fernandez de Almeida who founded a town of the same name in 1258.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Almeida, De Almeida, Almaida and others.

First found in the district of Guard near the Spanish border.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dealmeida research. Another 295 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1223, 1245, 1450, 1510, 1722, and 1752 are included under the topic Early Dealmeida History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 36 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dealmeida Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dealmeida Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Antonio Robin DeAlmeida, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1830

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  • Brites de Almeida, legendary Portuguese heroine
  • Francisco de Almeida (1450-1510), Portuguese soldier
  • Manuel de Almeida (1831-1861), author of what is now considered to be the first great novel in Brazilian literature, "Memoirs of a Militia Sergeant."


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  1. Marques A. H. De Oliveira. History of Portugal. New York: Columbia University Press, 1972. Print.
  2. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today, 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-0900455-209).
  3. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  4. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  5. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  6. García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
  7. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  8. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  9. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  10. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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The Dealmeida Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dealmeida Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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