Menezes, sometimes Meneses, was originally a Portuguese

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

which originated in Montes Torozos, a region in

Tierra de Campos Tierra de Campos ("Land of Fields") is a large historical and natural region or greater comarca that straddles the provinces of León, Zamora, Valladolid and Palencia, in Castile and León, Spain. It is a vast, desolate plain with practically ...

, northeast of

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and southeast of

Palencia Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia. Located in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half o ...

. The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was

Tello Pérez de Meneses Tello Pérez de Meneses (died ) was a Castilian magnate and military leader under the reign of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, and the ancestor of the Téllez de Meneses, a prominent noble lineage, whose descendants include several royal members s ...

. The family wealth and power grew remarkably in the 13th and 14th centuries, through several marriages with the Castilian and Portuguese royal families. As a surname, Menezes/Meneses may refer to:

People

Alex Meneses Alexandra Estella Meneses (born February 12, 1965) is an American actress and model. Early life Meneses was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is of Mexican descent on her father's side and Ukrainian descent on her mother's side. Meneses studied act ...

, United States actress and model * Alexandre Menezes, Brazilian guitarist *

Alfred Menezes Alfred Menezes is co-author of several books on cryptography, including the ''Handbook of Applied Cryptography'', and is a professor of mathematics at the University of Waterloo in Canada.

, Canadian cryptographer *

Antonio Martínez de Meneses Antonio Martínez de Meneses (c. 1612 – 1661) was a playwright of the Spanish Golden Age. 1610s births 1661 deaths Spanish dramatists and playwrights Spanish male dramatists and playwrights People from Toledo, Spain {{Spain-dramatist- ...

, Spanish playwright *

Antônio Meneses Antônio Meneses Neto (born 23 August 1957 in Recife) is a Brazilian cellist. Antonio Meneses was born into a family of musicians. His father was first horn player at the Opera of Rio de Janeiro. He began to study the cello when he was ten. Durin ...

(born 1957), Brazilian cellist * Armando Menezes (1902–1983), Goan poet, writer, academic and civil servant *

Artur Menezes Artur Menezes (born July 14, 1997) is a Brazilian blues and blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has released five albums since 2010, with the most recent, ''Fading Away'' (2020), being released by Vizztone Records. That same year, M ...

(born 1997), Brazilian blues and blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter *

Christianne Meneses Jacobs Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born March 28, 1971) is a Nicaraguan American writer, editor, and teacher. She is the publisher of ''Iguana;'' a Spanish language magazine for children. Nicaragua (1971–1988) Christianne Meneses Jacobs was born in ...

, United States writer, editor, and teacher *

Daiana Menezes Daiana Alves Menezes (born June 20, 1987) is a Brazilian actress, singer, and television host based in the Philippines and working for GMA Network. Menezes is best known as one of the hosts of ''Eat Bulaga!''. Career Menezes worked with her ...

(born 1987), Brazilian actress, model and television host *

Francisco Meneses Osorio Francisco Meneses Osorio (1630–1705) was a Spanish painter. Osorio was born in Seville, and is thought to have died there. Very little is known of his life. He was a pupil and imitator of Murillo, and it has been suggested that some of the ...

, Spanish painter *

Glória Menezes Nilcedes Soares de Magalhães ( née Guimarães; born 19 October 1934), known professionally as Glória Menezes, is a Brazilian actress. Life and career Glória Menezes was born in Pelotas, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Her real name, Ni ...

(born 1934), Brazilian actress * Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist *

Guillermo Meneses Guillermo Meneses ( Caracas, 15 December 1911 - Porlamar, Nueva Esparta, 29 December 1978) was a Venezuelan writer, playwright, and journalist. He was the author of ''La Balandra 'Isabel' llegó esta tarde'' and ''Campeones'', among other works. ...

, Venezuelan writer *

Heloísa Pinheiro Heloísa Eneida Paes Pinto Mendes Pinheiro (born July 7, 1945), better known as Helô Pinheiro (), is a Brazilian businesswoman and former model. Biography At the age of 17, Pinheiro became the source of inspiration for the song "The Girl from ...

, Brazilian real-life "Girl from Ipanema" * Holdemar Menezes, Brazilian writer * Icarius De Menezes, Brazilian creative director *

Ivan Menezes Sir Ivan Manuel Menezes (born July 1959) is an Indian-born American/British business executive. He has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of Diageo, a FTSE 100 The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, ...

, Indian-born American/British business executive *

Jean Charles de Menezes Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

, Brazilian killed by London police officers who mistook him for a terrorist * João Costa Menezes, Portuguese actor and filmmaker *

Jorge de Menezes Jorge de Menezes (c. 1498 – 1537) was a Portuguese explorer, who in 1526–27 landed on the islands of Biak ( Cenderawasih Bay), whilst he awaited the passing of the monsoon season, and on the northern coasts of the Bird's Head Peninsula, call ...

, Portuguese explorer *

Luís de Menezes Bragança Luís de Menezes Bragança ( Konkani: ''लुईझ दॆ मॆनॆज़ॆस ब्रागान्सा''; 15 January 1878 – 10 July 1938), alternatively spelled as Luís de Menezes Braganza, was a prominent Indian journalist ...

(1878–1938), Indian journalist, writer, politician and anti-colonial activist *

Mai Meneses María Isabel González-Meneses García-Valdecasas (; born 4 January 1978), known mononymously as Mai Meneses (), is a Spanish singer and songwriter and leader of the Spanish pop band Nena Daconte. Life and career Early life and career beginnin ...

, Spanish singer-songwriter * Manuel Menezes, Indian business executive, chairman of the Indian Railway Board *

Margareth Menezes Margareth Menezes (born October 13, 1962) is a Brazilian singer from Salvador, Bahia. Her style is considered axé but her music also steers into samba and MPB territory, at times drawing on African rhythms and reggae. Menezes is best known i ...

, Brazilian singer *

Monsueto Menezes Monsueto Campos de Menezes (November 4, 1924 – March 17, 1973), better known as Monsueto, was a Brazilian sambista, singer, composer, drummer, painter, and actor. He was a part of the ''samba de morro'' (Portuguese for "hill samba") school, an ...

, Brazilian sambista, singer, composer and drummer * Paulo Barreto Menezes (1925–2016), Brazilian civil engineer and politician *

Philadelpho Menezes Philadelpho Menezes (born in 1960 in São Paulo, Brazil, died in 2000 following a car accident). Brazilian poet, visual poet, pioneer of new media poetry, professor in the Communication and Semiotics post-graduation program at the Pontifical Unive ...

, Brazilian poet, visual poet, pioneer of new media poetry *

Simone Menezes Simone Menezes (born 22 January 1977) is an Italo-Brazilian conductor based in France. Early life Menezes was born in Brasília. She studied piano, flute and conducting at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). This university ranks first ...

, Brazilian conductor * Tobias Barreto de Meneses (1839–1889), Brazilian critic, poet, jurist * Tyler Menezes, Canadian-American computer programmer and businessperson *

Victor Menezes Victor J. Menezes (born 14 May 1949) is an Indian banker. Early life He was born in Pune, India on 14 May 1947, the son of Manuel Menezes, who was the chairman of the Indian Railway Board. His younger brother Ivan Menezes is CEO of Diageo. H ...

, United States engineer * Vidaluz Meneses (1944–2016), Nicaraguan librarian, poet, dean, and social activist

Politics

António Luís de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Marialva António Luís de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Marialva and 3rd Count of Cantanhede (13 December 1596 – 16 August 1675) was a member of the Forty Conspirators and a Portuguese general who fought in the Portuguese Restoration War, that ended t ...

(1596–1675), Portuguese general in the Portuguese Restoration War *

António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira D. António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira, 1st Marquis of Vila Flor (18 March 1792, in Lisbon – 26 April 1860) was a Portuguese military officer, statesman and a leader of the Constitutionalist side in the Liberal Wars, as wel ...

(1792–1860), Portuguese soldier and statesman * Aristide Menezes, political figure in Guinea-Bissau * Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito, Brazilian judge of the Supreme Federal Court *

Duarte de Menezes Dom Duarte de Menezes (before 1488 – after 1539), was a 16th-century Portuguese nobleman and colonial officer, governor of Tangier from 1508 to 1521 and 1536 to 1539, and governor of Portuguese India from 1522 to 1524. Background D. Duart ...

(1488–1539), Portuguese nobleman and colonial officer *

Duarte de Menezes, 3rd Count of Viana Dom Duarte de Menezes, ( Lisbon, 1414 – near Tétouan, Morocco, 20 January 1464) was a 15th-century Portuguese nobleman and military figure. Duarte de Menezes (sometimes modernized as 'de Meneses') was the 3rd Count of Viana do Alentejo, 2nd ...

(1414–1464), Portuguese nobleman and military figure * Fernando de Magalhães e Menezes, Portuguese colonial administrator and Chief of Staff in 1891 *

Fradique de Menezes Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes (born March 21, 1942) is a São Toméan politician who was the third president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2001 to 2011. Early life Menezes was born on the then Portuguese colony of São Tomé in 1942, the s ...

, Former President of São Tomé and Príncipe *

Francisco de Meneses Brito Francisco de Meneses Brito (died 1672) was Royal Governor of Chile between 1664 and 1667. Biography Born in Cádiz Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that ma ...

, Spanish Governor of Chile *

João Afonso Telo, 4th Count of Barcelos João Afonso Telo de Menezes (died 1381){{Sfn, Braamcamp Freire, 1921, p=118 was a Portuguese nobleman, 1st Count of Ourém, 1st Count of Viana do Alentejo,{{Sfn, Braamcamp Freire, 1921, p=120 and 4th Count of Barcelos. Life João Afonso Telo ...

(died 1381), Portuguese nobleman * João Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes (16th century), first Count of Penaguião, a Portuguese title * José Manuel da Cunha Faro Menezes Portugal da Gama Carneiro e Sousa (1788–1849), Portuguese count and Prime Minister * Leonor de Castro Mello y Meneses (1512–1546), Portuguese noble and court official, the IVth Duchess of Gandia *

Leonor Telles de Meneses Leonor Teles (or Teles de Meneses; ) was List of Portuguese consorts, queen consort of Portugal by marriage to Ferdinand I of Portugal, King Ferdinand I, and one of the protagonists, along with her brothers and her daughter Beatrice of Portugal, ...

, Queen Consort of Portugal * Luís Filipe Menezes, Portuguese politician *

Manuel de Menezes, Duke of Vila Real Manuel of Menezes (born ca. 1530) was the second son of Pedro de Menezes (in English, Peter (III) of Menezes) 5th Marquis of Vila Real and of his wife, Beatrice of Lara (daughter of Afonso, 8th Constable of Portugal). Initially, he was baptized Ma ...

(16th century), Portuguese Governor of Ceuta * Mark Menezes, American lawyer and Under Secretary of Energy * Omar Fayad Meneses, Mexican politician * Pedro de Meneses, 1st Count of Vila Real (1370–1437), Portuguese nobleman and military figure * Dom Roque Tello de Menezes, Portuguese nobleman

Religion

* Aleixo de Menezes, Portuguese Archbishop of Braga * Beatrice of Silva Menezes, Saint (1424–1492), Spanish nobleman, foundress of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady *

Juan Francisco Meneses Juan Francisco Meneses Echanes (June 24, 1785 – December 25, 1860) was a Chilean priest and political figure. Early life Meneses was born in Santiago, the son of José Ignacio Meneses and of Micaela Echanes. He studied humanities, philosophy a ...

, Chilean priest and political figure * María Romero Meneses, Nicaraguan nun *

Mary Noel Menezes Sister Mary Noel Menezes OR (14 July 1930 – 31 August 2022) was a Guyanese Roman Catholic nun and historian. She was involved with the University of Guyana from 1967 to her death in 2022, as a lecturer, head of department, full professor, and ...

, Guyanese Roman Catholic nun and historian * Rozario Menezes, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Sports

* Agdon Menezes, Brazilian football forward * Alex Paulo Menezes Santana, known as Alex Santana, Brazilian footballer *

Ademir Marques de Menezes Ademir Marques de Menezes (; 8 November 1922 – 11 May 1996) was a Brazilian footballer, regarded as one of the best forwards in football history. His prominent underbite earned him the nickname "Queixada", which means "jaw". He was also the ...

, Brazilian footballer * António de Menezes, Portuguese fencer *

Benedicto de Moraes Menezes Benedicto de Moraes Menezes (30 October 1906 – 11 February 1944) was a Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team. Honours Club * Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as ...

, Brazilian football player * Bruno Marques Menezes, Brazilian footballer * Bruno Menezes, Brazilian footballer * Bruno Menezes Soares, also known as Bruno Mineiro, Brazilian football striker * Carlos Menezes, Peruvian boxer * Carlos de Menezes Júnior, Brazilian professional footballer * Cecília Menezes, Brazilian indoor volleyball player * Christopher Meneses (born 1990), Costa Rican footballer *

Eduardo Menezes Eduardo Menezes (born 1 May 1980) is a Brazilian Olympic show jumping rider. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he finished 5th in the team jumping and 28th in the individual jumping competitions. Me ...

, Brazilian Olympic show jumping rider * Enilton Menezes de Miranda, Brazilian footballer *

Felipe Menezes Felipe Menezes Jácomo (born 20 January 1988), known as Felipe Menezes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Gama as an attacking midfielder. Club career Menezes played youth football with Goiás Esporte Clube. He made his seni ...

, Brazilian professional footballer *

Fernando Meneses Fernando Andrés Meneses Cornejo (born 27 September 1985) is a Chilean footballer who last played for Chilean Segunda División side Rodelindo Román as a midfielder. Football career In 2004, he debuted in Colo-Colo. In those years, he also stu ...

, Chilean footballer * Francisco Jackson Menezes da Costa, known as Jackson Caucaia, Brazilian footballer * Frederika Menezes, Goan author, poet and artist * Gledson da Silva Menezes, Brazilian football defender *

Gustavo Menezes Gustavo Menezes (born 19 September 1994) is an American racing driver, currently racing for Peugeot Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Career Karting Menezes began karting in 2002, but took his first championship in 2005 in the IKF ...

, American racing driver * Harlei de Menezes Silva, Brazilian goalkeeper * Helena de Menezes, Brazilian sprinter * Henry Menezes, Indian football manager * Igor Caetano Menezes Trindade, Brazilian football player * Jady Menezes, Brazilian kickboxer * Jean Meneses, Chilean footballer * Jeferson Lima de Menezes, known as Gauchinho, Brazilian footballer *

João Menezes João Magalhães Hueb de Menezes (born 17 December 1996) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Menezes has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 172 achieved on 17 February 2020. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 488 achieved on 3 ...

(born 1996), Brazilian tennis player *

Joey Meneses Joey Meneses Ramirez (born May 6, 1992), nicknamed "CabaJoey", is a Mexican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball ...

(born 1992), Mexican baseball player * John Meneses (born 1984), Colombian footballer * José Clayton Menezes Ribeiro, Brazilian-Tunisian footballer *

Jude Menezes Jude Menezes (born 5 August 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the D ...

, Indian field hockey goalkeeper * Luís Vinícius de Menezes, Brazilian footballer * Luiz Antonio "Mano" Venker Menezes, Brazilian football manager * Paulo Menezes (footballer) (born 1982), footballer from Brazil * Paulo Menezes (football coach) (born 1978), Portuguese football manager * Luiz Alberto Dias Menezes, Brazilian geologist, mineralogist and mineral dealer * Luiz Henrique Ferreira de Menezes, Brazilian former footballer * Luiz Felipe Costa Meneses, Brazilian football player * Luís Maia de Bittencourt Menezes, Brazilian former footballer * Marcos Antonio Menezes Godoi, Brazilian football player * Osman Menezes Venâncio Júnior, Brazilian footballer *

Mauro Menezes Mauro Menezes (born 27 July 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Menezes enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of Wor ...

, former professional tennis player from Brazil *

Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo (born 29 May 1993), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for South Korean K League 2 club Chungbuk Cheongju FC as a left winger. Career Paulinho began his professional career at Corinthians ...

, also known as Paulinho, Brazilian footballer *

Rildo da Costa Menezes Rildo da Costa Menezes (23 January 1942 – 16 May 2021), also known as ''Rildo'', was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Rildo was the last of Santos Golden Era players, which included Pelé, Pepe, Cou ...

, Brazilian footballer * Ronald Menezes, Brazilian freestyle swimmer *

Tony Menezes Anthony Santos Menezes (born November 24, 1974) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player, who predominantly played as a defender (football), defender and represented Canada men's national soccer team, Canada national football team on 27 ...

, Canadian-Brazilian footballer *

Valeska Menezes Valeska dos Santos Menezes (born 23 April 1976 in Niteroi; nicknamed Valeskinha) is a volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, and 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greec ...

, Brazilian volleyball player *

Vergel Meneses Vergel Corpuz Meneses (born January 14, 1969) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player and a politician, serving as mayor of the municipality of Bulakan, Bulacan. He previously played in the Philippine Basketball Association and ser ...

, Filipino basketball player *

Vilson Xavier de Menezes Júnior Vilson Xavier de Menezes Júnior (born 3 April 1989 in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro), simply known as Vilson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender, most recently for Corinthians. Statistics Honours ;Palmeiras * Campe ...

, Brazilian footballer * Yasmin Menezes, Brazilian female acrobatic gymnast * William Menezes, Brazilian football goalkeeper

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