Veiga

See also: veiga

English

Proper noun

Veiga (plural Veigas)

1. A surname from Portuguese

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Veiga is the 18640^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1476 individuals. Veiga is most common among White (51.15%), Hispanic/Latino (25.68%), and Black/African American (19.78%) individuals.

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Galician

Etymology

From any of the many villages and places called Veiga in Galicia, from veiga (“fertile plain by a river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbejɣa̝/

Proper noun

Veiga

1. a toponymical surname

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Veyga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “Veiga” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “Veiga” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.