Menezes

Menezes, sometimes Meneses, was originally a Portuguese toponymic surname which originated in Montes Torozos, a region in Tierra de Campos, northeast of Valladolid and southeast of Palencia. The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was Tello Pérez de Meneses. 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

• Aleixo de Menezes, Portuguese Archbishop of Braga
• Alex Meneses, United States actress and model
• Alexandre Menezes, Brazilian guitarist
• Alfred Menezes, Canadian cryptographer
• António Luís de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Marialva (1596–1675), Portuguese general in the Portuguese Restoration War
• Antonio Martínez de Meneses, Spanish playwright
• Antônio Meneses (born 1957), Brazilian cellist
• António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira (1792–1860), Portuguese soldier and statesman
• Aristide Menezes, political figure in Guinea-Bissau
• Armando Menezes (1902–1983), Goan poet, writer, academic and civil servant
• Beatrice of Silva Menezes, Saint (1424–1492), Spanish nobleman, foundress of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady
• Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito, Brazilian judge of the Supreme Federal Court
• Christianne Meneses Jacobs, United States writer, editor, and teacher
• Daiana Menezes (born 1987), Brazilian actress, model and television host
• Duarte de Menezes (1488–1539), Portuguese nobleman and colonial officer
• Duarte de Menezes, 3rd Count of Viana (1414–1464), Portuguese nobleman and military figure
• Fernando de Magalhães e Menezes, Portuguese colonial administrator and Chief of Staff in 1891
• Fradique de Menezes, Former President of São Tomé and Príncipe
• Francisco de Meneses Brito, Spanish Governor of Chile
• Francisco Meneses Osorio, Spanish painter
• Glória Menezes, She uses Menezes as artistic name. Brazilian actress
• Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist
• Guillermo Meneses, Venezuelan writer
• Heloísa Pinheiro, Brazilian real-life "Girl from Ipanema"
• Holdemar Menezes, Brazilian writer
• Icarius De Menezes, Brazilian creative director
• Ivan Menezes, Indian-born American/British business executive
• Jean Charles de Menezes, Brazilian killed by London police officers who mistook him for a terrorist
• João Afonso Telo, 4th Count of Barcelos (died 1381), Portuguese nobleman
• João Costa Menezes, Portuguese actor and filmmaker
• João Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes (16th century), first Count of Penaguião, a Portuguese title
• Jorge de Menezes, Portuguese explorer
• José Manuel da Cunha Faro Menezes Portugal da Gama Carneiro e Sousa (1788–1849), Portuguese count and Prime Minister
• Juan Francisco Meneses, Chilean priest and political figure
• Leonor de Castro Mello y Meneses (1512–1546), Portuguese noble and court official, the IVth Duchess of Gandia
• Leonor Telles de Meneses, Queen Consort of Portugal
• Luís de Menezes Bragança (1878–1938), Indian journalist, writer, politician and anti-colonial activist
• Luís Filipe Menezes, Portuguese politician
• Mai Meneses, Spanish singer-songwriter
• Manuel de Menezes, Duke of Vila Real (16th century), Portuguese Governor of Ceuta
• Manuel Menezes, Indian business executive, chairman of the Indian Railway Board
• Margareth Menezes, Brazilian singer
• María Romero Meneses, Nicaraguan nun
• Mark Menezes, American lawyer and Under Secretary of Energy
• Mary Noel Menezes, Guyanese Roman Catholic nun and historian
• Monsueto Menezes, Brazilian sambista, singer, composer and drummer
• Omar Fayad Meneses, Mexican politician
• Paulo Barreto Menezes (1925–2016), Brazilian civil engineer and politician
• Philadelpho Menezes, Brazilian poet, visual poet, pioneer of new media poetry
• Pedro de Meneses, 1st Count of Vila Real (1370–1437), Portuguese nobleman and military figure
• Dom Roque Tello de Menezes, Portuguese nobleman
• Rozario Menezes, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea
• Simone Menezes, Brazilian conductor
• Tobias Barreto de Meneses (1839–1889), Brazilian critic, poet, jurist
• Tyler Menezes, Canadian-American computer programmer and businessperson
• Victor Menezes, United States engineer
• Vidaluz Meneses (1944–2016), Nicaraguan librarian, poet, dean, and social activist

Sports

• Agdon Menezes, Brazilian football forward
• Alex Paulo Menezes Santana, known as Alex Santana, Brazilian footballer
• Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer
• António de Menezes, Portuguese fencer
• Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, 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
• Eduardo Menezes, Brazilian Olympic show jumping rider
• Enilton Menezes de Miranda, Brazilian footballer
• Felipe Menezes, Brazilian professional footballer
• Fernando Meneses, 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, 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
• Jeferson Lima de Menezes, known as Gauchinho, Brazilian footballer
• José Clayton Menezes Ribeiro, Brazilian-Tunisian footballer
• Jude Menezes, 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
• Marcos Antonio Menezes Godoi, Brazilian football player
• Osman Menezes Venâncio Júnior, Brazilian footballer
• Mauro Menezes, former professional tennis player from Brazil
• Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo, also known as Paulinho, Brazilian footballer
• Rildo da Costa Menezes, Brazilian footballer
• Ronald Menezes, Brazilian freestyle swimmer
• Tony Menezes, Canadian-Brazilian footballer
• Valeska Menezes, Brazilian volleyball player
• Vergel Meneses, Filipino basketball player
• Vilson Xavier de Menezes Júnior, Brazilian footballer
• Yasmin Menezes, Brazilian female acrobatic gymnast
• William Menezes, Brazilian football goalkeeper

See also

• Meneses de Campos, municipality in Spain
• MQV (Menezes-Qu-Vanstone), cryptographic protocol