Veiga

See also: veiga

English

Proper noun

Veiga (plural Veigas)

  1. A surname​.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Veiga is the 18640th 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.

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

  • “Veyga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • "Veiga" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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