The Portuguese surname Vieras is derived from a place-name. The name probably arose independently from several different places names including Vieira do Minho, and Vieira de Leiria. The place-name is derived from the Portuguese word "vieira, " which means " escallop" or "shell."
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Early Origins of the Vieras family
The surname Vieras was first found in the Minho province, North-Western Portugal, where Rui Vieira was a nobleman in the times of kings D. Afonso II and D. Sancho II of Portugal (circa 1220).
Early History of the Vieras family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vieras research. Another 23 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1245, 1608, 1658, 1661, 1682, 1697 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Vieras History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Vieras Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Vieira, Vieiras, Viera and others.
Early Notables of the Vieras family
Father Antonio Vieira (1608-1697) a Portuguese Jesuit orator and missionary. He was raised in Brazil, returned there as a missionary, before returning again to Portugal. He is considered the foremost Portuguese prose writer of 17th-century, as well as one of the great preachers of his day. João Fernandes... Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Vieras Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Vieras family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joaquim S. Vieira, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1848; Antonio Vieira, who settled in Puerto Rico in 1867; and Manuel Vieira, who was on record in California in 1860..
