Teixeira (, , ) is a Galician-Portuguese Teixeira is a surname of a Portuguese family with toponymic roots whose origin is in the landlord of Teixeira, municipality of Baião in Portugal, belonging to Don Hermígio Mendes de Teixeira, noble in the time of King Sancho I, descendant of the Lords of Lanhoso, son of Mem Viegas and grandson of Egas Fafes de Lanhoso (The Nobiliary of Families of Portugal informs that D. Egas was in the city of Jerusalem, where he came to receive from the hands of King Baldwin III of Jerusalem the Coat of Arms who use the Teixeira their descendants), was the first to be called Teixeira, he lived and was lord of Quinta do Lameiro (slough), in Ponte ( Vila Verde). Not being Lord of the lameiro by the pejorative connotation of the name, D. Hermígio chose the name of Teixeira. D. Hermígio was married to D. Maria Pais, daughter of D. Paio de Novais, Alcaide-Mor (mayor) of Vila Nova de Cerveira. From this marriage there was offspring who continued the nickname to this day.

List of people called Teixeira

Notable people with the surname include:

Historical

* Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395–1480), Portuguese navigator and explorer *

Luís Teixeira Luís Teixeira or Ludovico Teixeira was a 16th-century Portuguese people, Portuguese, cartographer, and mathematician. He had two sons, also cartographers. He should not be confused with Luís Teixeira Lobo, one of the first Portuguese humanist ...

(16th century), Portuguese Jesuit cartographer, mathematician and humanists *

Bento Teixeira Bento Teixeira (1561? – 1618?) was a Portugal, Portuguese poet. He is considered to be the introducer of Baroque in the Portuguese colony of Brazil and the first Brazilian poet — however, this last affirmation is contested by many historians. ...

(1560–1618), Portuguese writer *

Pedro Teixeira Albernaz Pedro Teixeira Albernaz was a Portuguese cartographer born in 1595 in Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal. He came from a family of cartographers including his father Luís Teixeira, uncle Domingos Teixeira, and his brother João Teixeira Albernaz I who ...

(1595–1662), Portuguese cartographer * Pedro Teixeira (died 1640), Portuguese explorer *

António Teixeira António Teixeira (14 May 1707 – after 1769) was a Portuguese composer. Teixeira was born and died in Lisbon. He was a royal scholar in Rome from 1714 until 11 June 1728, when he was elected chaplain-singer of Lisbon Cathedral and exami ...

(1707–1769), Portuguese composer *

Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Souza Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

(1812–1861), Brazilian author * Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865–1921), journalist, literary critic and publisher, and translator

Politicians

* António Teixeira de Sousa (1857–1917), Portuguese medical doctor and politician * Constantino Teixeira, Guinea-Bissau politician *

Fernando Teixeira dos Santos Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (born in Maia, September 13, 1951), GOIH is a Portuguese economist and professor. He was Minister of Finance in the Portuguese Government led by José Sócrates (''XVII Governo Constitucional''). Career Teixeira dos ...

(born 1951), Portuguese politician *

Humberto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Teixeira Humberto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Teixeira (5 January 1915 – 3 October 1979) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, musician, and composer, mostly known for his partnership with musician Luiz Gonzaga. Together, they wrote one of the most impor ...

(1915–1979), Brazilian lawyer, politician, musician, and composer *

José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira was a Brazilian politician, twice mayor of the municipality of Campinas, in the state of São Paulo. Born in Andradas, state of Minas Gerais, on 18 June 1937, he moved to Campinas in 1957, in order to study den ...

(1937–1996), Brazilian politician * Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860–1941), Portuguese politician * Miro Teixeira (born 1945), Brazilian politician and journalist * Nuno Severiano Teixeira (born 1957), 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 (1992–2017), 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 João Carlos Vilaça Teixeira (born 18 January 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal. After developing at Braga and Sporting CP he joined Liverpool for £800,0 ...

(born 1993), Portuguese football player *

João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira (born 19 August 1981), known as Moreno, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Vitória de Guimarães. He spent most of his professional career with V ...

, Portuguese footballer *

José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(born 1965), Uruguayan footballer *

Júlio César Teixeira Júlio César Teixeira known as Julinho (the diminutive form of Júlio, born 18 June 1979) is a Brazilian footballer. Biography Born in Espírito Santo state, Julinho started his career in Paulista Futebol Clube. In 2004, he left for Corint ...

, (born 1979) known as Julinho, Brazilian footballer * Mark Teixeira (born 1980), American baseball player * Pedro Teixeira (born 1998), Swiss footballer *

Renan Teixeira da Silva Renan Teixeira da Silva, sometimes known as just Renan (born 29 March 1985, in Caieiras), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. On January 31, 2008 Renan Teixeira was made an Italian citizen in Potenza Picena, Province ...

(born 1985), Brazilian footballer *

Ricardo Terra Teixeira Ricardo Terra Teixeira (; born June 20, 1947) is the former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). He was in the office from January 16, 1989 to March 12, 2012. In July 2012 a Swiss prosecutor's report revealed that, during his ...

(born 1947), former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) *

Ricardo Teixeira Ricardo Terra Teixeira (; born June 20, 1947) is the former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). He was in the office from January 16, 1989 to March 12, 2012. In July 2012 a Swiss prosecutor's report revealed that, during hi ...

(born 1982), Angolan racing driver *

Rodrigo Teixeira Rodrigo Teixeira Pereira (born 16 June 1978) is a Brazilian professional football striker who last played for River Plate Asunción in the Paraguay División Intermedia, the country's second-tier. Career Guaraní (2010) In January 2010, Tex ...

(born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Virgilio Teixeira (born 1973), Dutch footballer * Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917–1998), Brazilian physician and physiologist

Other

Anya Teixeira image:Anya Teixeira.jpg, 300px, Anya Teixeira 1961 Anya Teixeira (1913 – 1992) was a Russian Empire-born British street photographer and photojournalist. Her work is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Biography Te ...

(1913–1992), British photographer and photojournalist * Armando Teixeira, Portuguese musician *

Carlos Teixeira Carlos Miguel Jesus Teixeira (born March 11, 1976) is a volleyball player from Portugal, who plays as a libero for the Men's National Team. He became ''Best Digger'' at the second 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Espinho, where Portuga ...

(born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player *

Eduardo Teixeira Coelho Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (January 4, 1919 in Angra do Heroísmo – May 31, 2005) was a Portuguese comic book artist best known for his adventure series ''Ragnar le Viking Ragnar ( non, Ragnarr ) is a masculine Germanic given name, composed of ...

(1919–2005), Portuguese comic book artist *

Fernando Teixeira Fernando Teixeira is an engineer at Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ...

, American engineer *

Gonçalo Teixeira (disambiguation) Gonçalo Teixeira is a masculine Portuguese name. It may refer to: * Gonçalo Teixeira Correa (died 1632), Portuguese artillerist who instructed Ming Chinese armies * Gonçalo Teixeira (model), Portuguese model {{hndis, Teixeira, Goncalo ...

, several people * Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919–2006), Cape Verdean doctor and author *

Luis Filipe Teixeira Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...

(born 1959), Portuguese essayist and teacher * Marlon Teixeira, Brazilian model * Moises Teixeira da Silva, Brazilian criminal * Ruy Teixeira, American political scientist *

Thalissa Teixeira Thalissa Nuttall-Teixeira (; born 1992/1993) is a British-Brazilian actress and filmmaker. She began her career in theatre, earning an Ian Charleson Award nomination, before breaking out in the miniseries ''Trigonometry (TV series), Trigonometry' ...

, British-Brazilian actress * Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar (1947–2006), Brazilian military officer

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