Veiga
See also: veiga
English
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/
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.
- “Veiga” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
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