Teixeira

Teixeira
	Family name
	; Teixeira original coat of arms.
Pronunciation	European Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ]; Brazilian Portuguese: [teˈʃejɾɐ]; Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ]
Region of origin	Iberian Peninsula
Language(s) of origin	Portuguese, Galician

Teixeira (European Portuguese: [tɐi̯ˈʃɐi̯ɾɐ]) is a common surname in Portugal, Galicia (Spain), and Brazil. It is a toponymic name from any of the places in Portugal or Galicia named Teixeira, from a derivative of Galician and Portuguese teixo (yew tree) (Latin taxus).

Teixeira may refer to:

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Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865–1921), journalist, literary critic and publisher, and translator
Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Souza (1812–?), Brazilian author
António Teixeira (1707–1769), Portuguese composer
Anya Teixeira (1913–1992), British photographer and photojournalist
Armando Teixeira, Portuguese musician
Awna Teixeira, Portuguese Canadian Musician, Singer, Composer, Writer, Author
Bento Teixeira (1560–1618), Portuguese writer
Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (1919–2005), Portuguese comic book artist
Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919–2006), Cape Verdean doctor and author
Jose A. Teixeira (1961–), General authority in LDS Church
Jose Crispin Teixeira (1947), South African entrepreneur who founded the popular fish and chips franchise, Texies
Luis Filipe Teixeira (born 1959), Portuguese essayist and teacher
Luís Teixeira (16th century), Portuguese Jesuit cartographer, mathematician and humanists
Moises Teixeira da Silva, Brazilian criminal
Marcio Teixeira, Portuguese firefighter
Pedro Teixeira (died 1640), Portuguese explorer
Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662), Portuguese cartographer
Ruy Teixeira, American political scientist
Tony Teixeira, South African businessman
Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395–1480), Portuguese navigator and explorer
Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar (1947–2006), Brazilian military officer
Virgil Teixeira (1917–2010), Portuguese actor

Alex Teixeira Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
Armando Gonçalves Teixeira (born 1976), known as Petit, Portuguese footballer
Dimas Teixeira (born 1969), Portuguese footballer
Filipe Teixeira (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
Glover Teixeira (born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist
Humberlito Borges Teixeira (born 1980), Brazilian football player
João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira, Portuguese footballer
Wilson Teixeira (1998), Portuguese footballer
José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira (born 1965), Uruguayan footballer
Júlio César Teixeira, (born 1979) known as Julinho, Brazilian footballer
Mark Teixeira (born 1980), American baseball player
Renan Teixeira da Silva (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
Ricardo Terra Teixeira (born 1947), former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
Ricardo Teixeira (born 1982), Angolan racing driver
Rodrigo Teixeira (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
Virgilio Teixeira (born 1973), Dutch footballer
Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917–1998), Brazilian physician and physiologist
Nildo Teixeira de Melo Brazilian fooballer player -born in Santa Catarina in 1924- still alive. Lives in Santa Catarina/Brazil

Teixeira
Family name
Teixeira original coat of arms.
Pronunciation	European Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ] Brazilian Portuguese: [teˈʃejɾɐ] Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ]
Region of origin	Iberian Peninsula
Language(s) of origin	Portuguese, Galician