| ![Show Contents]() Perera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of PereraWhat does the name Perera mean? The surname Perera comes from the place name Pereira, which was situated near the river Ave, in the district of Palmeira, in the parish of Sao Pedro Fins. The place itself was derived from the Galician term "peral" which implied a place planted with pear trees. Early Origins of the Perera familyThe surname Perera was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. Early History of the Perera familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Perera research. Another 251 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1212, 1360, 1385, 1431, 1614 and 1812 are included under the topic Early Perera History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Perera Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pereira, Pereyra and others. Early Notables of the Perera familywas Nun'Alvares Pereira (1360-1431), a Portuguese hero known as the Great Constable, who was an able statesman and strategist, and whose daughter married a son of John I of Portugal, creating the house of Braganza. He was leader of...
Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Perera Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Perera Rankingthe United States, the name Perera is the 13,190th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Australia, the name Perera is ranked the 727th most popular surname with an estimated 5,353 people with that name. 2
| Perera migration to the United States | + |
Perera Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Isaac Perera, who landed in America in 1679 3
Perera Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Bernarda Perera, who settled in New Orleans from the Canary Islands in 1779
Perera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alonso Perera, who arrived in Venezuela in 1834 3
- Lorenza Perera, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1857 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Perera (post 1700) | + |
- Bethann Perera, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008 4
- José Jesús Perera López (b. 1980), Spanish footballer
- Jude Perera (1953-2024), Australian politician who served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2018
- Camillus Perera (1939-2023), Sri Lankan cartoonist
- Victor Perera (1947-1948), Sri Lankan police officer who was the first Governor of Northern Province and Inspector General of Police
- Cyril C. Perera (1923-2016), Sri Lankan author
- Suresh Perera (b. 1978), Sri Lankan cricketer
- Franck Perera (b. 1984), French race car driver
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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