Tejada (surname)

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Pronunciation Spanish: [teˈxaða]		Related names numerous
Meaning from "Teja" meaning ‘(roof) tile’ or 'lime tree' Region of origin Seville and Castile, Spain

Tejada is a surname of Spanish origin. It is locational from the town of Tejada, and is recorded heraldically both in La Rioja, Seville and Castille.

The distribution of Spanish births, are most common in Seville with (9.57%) of people with the surname and it being their first surname, Madrid (7.90%) Barcelona (7.85%), Granada (6.83%) and Badajoz (6.71%).

People

Rick Tejada

Cosme Gómez Tejada de los Reyes (died c. 1661), Spanish writer, poet and dramatist

Manuel de Velasco y Tejada (born 17th c.)Spanish commander

Martín Fernández de Navarrete y Ximénez de Tejada (1765–1844), was a Spanish sailor and historian

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada (1812–1861), Mexican statesman and leader of the Revolution of Ayutla

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada (composer) (1812-1861), Mexican composer

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (1823–1889), jurist and Liberal president of Mexico

Manuel Aguirre de Tejada (1827–1911) Spanish politician and lawyer

José Joaquín Tejada (1867–1934), Cuban painter

José Luis Tejada Sorzano (1882–1938), President of Bolivia

Francisco Elías de Tejada y Spínola (1917-1978), Spanish scholar and politician

Lidia Gueiler Tejada (1921-2011), President of Bolivia

Luis García Meza Tejada (born 1932), former Bolivian dictator

Raquel Tejada (born 1940), Bolivian-American actress

Alberto Tejada Noriega (born 1956), former Peruvian football referee

John Tejada (born 1974), Mexican-American music producer

Miguel Tejada (born 1974), Dominican baseball player

Carlos Tejada (born 1980), Venezuelan volleyball player

Luis Tejada (born 1982), Panamanian football striker

Francisco Jiménez Tejada (born 1986) Spanish footballer

Rubén Tejada (born 1989), Panamanian baseball player

References

Tejada (surname) Wikipedia

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