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Arms of the Kingdom of Galicia, Pedro de Teixeira, 17th century. The name of Galicia, an autonomous community of Spain and former kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, derives from the Latin toponym Callaecia, later Gallaecia, related to the name of an ancient tribe that resided north of the Douro river, the Gallaeci or Callaeci in Latin, or Kallaikói (καλλαικoι) in Greek.
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
The largest surname group is the one derived from toponyms, which usually referred to the place of origin or residence of the bearer. These places can be European countries (as is the case in the surnames Bretaña , Franza , España , Portugal ) or nations ( Franco , " Frenchman "); Galician regions ( Bergantiños , Carnota , Cavarcos , Sanlés ...
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Most common surname in Spain by province of residence. García is the most common surname in Spain (where 3.32% of the population is named García) [15] and also the second most common surname in Mexico. In the 1990 United States Census, Garcia was the 18th most reported surname, accounting for 0.25% of the population. [16]
Silva, da Silva, and de Silva are surnames of Portuguese or Galician origin which are widespread in the Portuguese-speaking countries [1] [2] [3] including Brazil. [4] [5] The name is derived from Latin silva ("forest" or "woodland"). [citation needed] It is the family name of the House of Silva.
Feijóo, Feijoo or Feijó (among other variants) is a Spanish and Portuguese surname of Galician origin, derived from the word feixó, meaning "bean" (probably used as a nickname for a bald man). [1] People with surname or its variants include: Alfonso Feijoo, Spanish footballer; Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar
Figueroa or Figueiroa is a Galician [1] [better source needed] and Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863–1950), Spanish politician, Prime Minister (1912-1918) Amon Tobin (1972–), Brazilian musician, has released music as Figueroa