Cordeira: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

The last name Cordeira is another written form of Cordeiro, a Portuguese family name. The name is generally explained as “lamb”.

• Records show Cordeira as one of the forms Cordeiro took over time.
• You may also find the name written Cordero.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Heraldry and the Cordeira name

There is no single Cordeira family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Cordeira report, with a museum-style coat of arms.