Find out how popular the last name Teixeira is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Teixeira.

Teixeira, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Teixeira surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Teixeira in America

Teixeira is the 3994th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Teixeira surname appeared 8,895 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Teixeira.

We can also compare 2010 data for Teixeira to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Teixeira

The surname Teixeira originates from Portugal and dates back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Portuguese word "teixo", meaning yew tree, and likely referred to someone who lived near a yew tree or grove of yew trees. The earliest recorded spelling was "Teixeira" in reference to a place name.

One of the earliest known references to the name Teixeira can be found in a manuscript from the 13th century, which mentions a person named Joao Teixeira, a landowner in the region of Minho, Portugal. The name Teixeira is also associated with several prominent Portuguese families from the Middle Ages, including the Teixeiras of Coimbra and the Teixeiras of Porto.

In the 15th century, a man named Nuno Teixeira (1454-1516) served as a navigator and explorer for the Portuguese Crown, participating in several voyages to West Africa and India. He is considered one of the early pioneers of Portuguese exploration and colonization.

Another notable figure with the surname Teixeira was Pedro Teixeira (1570-1650), a Portuguese explorer who led an expedition from Quito, Ecuador, to the Amazon River in 1637-1639. His detailed account of this journey, known as the "Relación del Descubrimiento del Río de las Amazonas", provided valuable information about the region and its indigenous peoples.

In the 17th century, Antonio Teixeira (1633-1701) was a prominent Portuguese architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings and fortifications in Portugal and its colonies, including the Convent of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde and the Fortress of Sagres in the Algarve.

During the 18th century, Jose Teixeira de Faria (1688-1759) was a renowned Portuguese mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy and navigation. He served as the director of the Royal Observatory in Lisbon and published several works on celestial mechanics and the calculation of nautical tables.

These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the surname Teixeira, which has its roots in the rich cultural heritage of Portugal and its exploration and colonization efforts around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Teixeira

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Teixeira.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Teixeira was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Teixeira has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Teixeira was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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