Junqueiro Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Junqueiro is a spelling of the Portuguese surname Junqueira. The family name meaning is “reed bed”, the same as for Junqueira.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Junqueira was also written Junqueiro. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Family crest and blazon

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