Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Galician; and the description contains the keywords ruler or of or water.
usage
keyword
Abreu Portuguese, Galician
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a given name that was of Germanic origin.
Botello Galician
Occupational name for a maker of bottles, from Galician bottela meaning "bottle".
Coello Galician
Galician cognate of Coelho.
Ferreiro Galician
Galician cognate of Ferrari.
Quiroga Galician
Originally denoted a person from the town of Quiroga in Galicia, Spain.
Rocha Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Roach.
Vilar Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Means "hamlet, farm" in Portuguese, Galician and Catalan, from Late Latin villare, a derivative of Latin villa.