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Region of origin
  
Iberian Peninsula

Language(s) of origin
  
Portuguese, Galician

Teixeira

Pronunciation
  
European Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ] Brazilian Portuguese: [teˈʃejɾɐ] Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ]

Teixeira ([tɐi̯ˈʃɐi̯ɾɐ]) is a common surname in Portugal, Galicia (Spain), and Brazil. It is a toponymic name from any of the places in Portugal or Galicia named Teixeira, from a derivative of Galician and Portuguese teixo, 'yew tree' (Latin taxus).

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Notable people with the surname include:

General

  • Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865–1921), journalist, literary critic and publisher, and translator
  • Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Souza (1812–?), Brazilian author
  • António Teixeira (1707–1769), Portuguese composer
  • Anya Teixeira (1913–1992), British photographer and photojournalist
  • Armando Teixeira, Portuguese musician
  • Bento Teixeira (1560–1618), Portuguese writer
  • Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
  • Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (1919–2005), Portuguese comic book artist
  • Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919–2006), Cape Verdean doctor and author
  • Jose A. Teixeira (1961–), General authority in LDS Church
  • Luis Filipe Teixeira (born 1959), Portuguese essayist and teacher
  • Luís Teixeira (16th century), Portuguese Jesuit cartographer, mathematician and humanists
  • Marlon Teixeira, Brazilian model
  • Moises Teixeira da Silva, Brazilian criminal
  • Pedro Teixeira (died 1640), Portuguese explorer
  • Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662), Portuguese cartographer
  • Ruy Teixeira, American political scientist
  • Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395–1480), Portuguese navigator and explorer
  • Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar (1947–2006), Brazilian military officer
  • Paulo Luz Teixeira Junior ( 1962 ) Fine Artist
  • Florencio (Damien / Tex) Teixeira Lostaunau (1963-), Portuguese engineer

    • Politicians

  • António Teixeira de Sousa (1857–1917), Portuguese medical doctor and politician
  • Constantino Teixeira, Guinea-Bissau politician
  • Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (born 1951), Portuguese politician
  • José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira (1937–1996), Brazilian politician
  • Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860–1941), Portuguese politician
  • Miro Teixeira (born 1945), Brazilian politician and journalist
  • Nuno Severiano Teixeira, Portuguese politician

    • Sports

  • Alex Teixeira Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
  • Armando Gonçalves Teixeira (born 1976), known as Petit, Portuguese footballer
  • Dimas Teixeira (born 1969), Portuguese footballer
  • Dionatan Teixeira (born 1992), Brazilian-born Slovak footballer
  • Filipe Teixeira (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
  • Glover Teixeira (born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Humberlito Borges Teixeira (born 1980), Brazilian football player
  • João Carlos Teixeira (born 1993), Portuguese football player
  • João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira, Portuguese footballer
  • José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira (born 1965), Uruguayan footballer
  • Júlio César Teixeira, (born 1979) known as Julinho, Brazilian footballer
  • Mark Teixeira (born 1980), American baseball player
  • Renan Teixeira da Silva (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
  • Ricardo Terra Teixeira (born 1947), former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
  • Ricardo Teixeira (born 1982), Angolan racing driver
  • Rodrigo Teixeira (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
  • Virgilio Teixeira (born 1973), Dutch footballer
  • Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917–1998), Brazilian physician and physiologist

    • References

    Teixeira Wikipedia
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