Vieira

Religious byname from Portuguese vieria "scallop" (Late Latin veneria, a derivative of the name of Venus; the goddess was often depicted riding on a scallop). The scallop was a symbol of the pilgrim who had been to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.

Habitational name from any of numerous minor places called Vieiria.

A surname of British origin mainly from Ireland and Scotland but Anglicised into and english name when many Vieira's immigrated to England.