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Pereira Family History

Pereira Name Meaning

Portuguese and Galician: topographic name from Portuguese pereira ‘pear tree’ or a habitational name from a place called with this word in Portugal and Galicia (Spain). This surname is also found in western India having been taken there by Portuguese colonists. Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Iberian surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later) some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Perera, Sequeira, Moreira, Pereyra, Pereida, Pereda, Ferreira

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You can see how Pereira families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pereira family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pereira families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 10 Pereira families living in Ontario. This was about 77% of all the recorded Pereira's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Pereira families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists
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Draft Cards
There are 6,000 military records available for the last name Pereira. For the veterans among your Pereira ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 41,000 census records available for the last name Pereira. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Pereira census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Pereira

Passenger Lists

There are 40,000 immigration records available for the last name Pereira. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Pereira immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 6,000 military records available for the last name Pereira. For the veterans among your Pereira ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pereira lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Pereira life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Pereira in 1945 was 46, and 75 in 2004.

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