Jump to content

Tejada (surname)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 72.69.187.111 (talk) at 14:53, 24 September 2016 (Added person). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Tejada
PronunciationSpanish: [teˈxaða]
Origin
Word/nameSpanish
Meaningfrom "Teja" meaning ‘(roof) tile’ or 'lime tree'
Region of originSeville and Castile, Spain
Other names
Related namesnumerous

Tejada is a surname of Spanish origin. It is locational from the town of Tejada, and is recorded heraldically both in La Rioja, Seville and Castille.[1]

The distribution of Spanish births, are most common in Seville with (9.57%) of people with the surname and it being their first surname, Madrid (7.90%) Barcelona (7.85%), Granada (6.83%) and Badajoz (6.71%).[2]

People

References