Menezes
Menezes, sometimes Meneses, was originally a Portuguese toponymic surname which originated in Montes Torozos, a region in Tierra de Campos, northeast of Valladolid and southeast of Palencia. The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was Tello Pérez de Meneses. The family wealth and power grew remarkably in the 13th and 14th centuries, through several marriages with the Castilian and Portuguese royal families.
As a surname, Menezes/Meneses may refer to:
People
- Alex Meneses, United States actress and model
- Alexandre Menezes, Brazilian guitarist
- Alfred Menezes, Canadian cryptographer
- Antonio Martínez de Meneses, Spanish playwright
- Antônio Meneses (born 1957), Brazilian cellist
- Armando Menezes (1902–1983), Goan poet, writer, academic and civil servant
- Artur Menezes (born 1997), Brazilian blues and blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Christianne Meneses Jacobs, United States writer, editor, and teacher
- Daiana Menezes (born 1987), Brazilian actress, model and television host
- Francisco Meneses Osorio, Spanish painter
- Glória Menezes (born 1934), Brazilian actress
- Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist
- Guillermo Meneses, Venezuelan writer
- Heloísa Pinheiro, Brazilian real-life "Girl from Ipanema"
- Holdemar Menezes, Brazilian writer
- Icarius De Menezes, Brazilian creative director
- Ivan Menezes, Indian-born American/British business executive
- Jean Charles de Menezes, Brazilian killed by London police officers who mistook him for a terrorist
- João Costa Menezes, Portuguese actor and filmmaker
- Jorge de Menezes, Portuguese explorer
- Luís de Menezes Bragança (1878–1938), Indian journalist, writer, politician and anti-colonial activist
- Mai Meneses, Spanish singer-songwriter
- Manuel Menezes, Indian business executive, chairman of the Indian Railway Board
- Margareth Menezes, Brazilian singer
- Monsueto Menezes, Brazilian sambista, singer, composer and drummer
- Paulo Barreto Menezes (1925–2016), Brazilian civil engineer and politician
- Philadelpho Menezes, Brazilian poet, visual poet, pioneer of new media poetry
- Simone Menezes, Brazilian conductor
- Tobias Barreto de Meneses (1839–1889), Brazilian critic, poet, jurist
- Tyler Menezes, Canadian-American computer programmer and businessperson
- Victor Menezes, United States engineer
- Vidaluz Meneses (1944–2016), Nicaraguan librarian, poet, dean, and social activist
Politics
- António Luís de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Marialva (1596–1675), Portuguese general in the Portuguese Restoration War
- António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira (1792–1860), Portuguese soldier and statesman
- Aristide Menezes, political figure in Guinea-Bissau
- Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito, Brazilian judge of the Supreme Federal Court
- Duarte de Menezes (1488–1539), Portuguese nobleman and colonial officer
- Duarte de Menezes, 3rd Count of Viana (1414–1464), Portuguese nobleman and military figure
- Fernando de Magalhães e Menezes, Portuguese colonial administrator and Chief of Staff in 1891
- Fradique de Menezes, Former President of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Francisco de Meneses Brito, Spanish Governor of Chile
- João Afonso Telo, 4th Count of Barcelos (died 1381), Portuguese nobleman
- João Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes (16th century), first Count of Penaguião, a Portuguese title
- José Manuel da Cunha Faro Menezes Portugal da Gama Carneiro e Sousa (1788–1849), Portuguese count and Prime Minister
- Leonor de Castro Mello y Meneses (1512–1546), Portuguese noble and court official, the IVth Duchess of Gandia
- Leonor Telles de Meneses, Queen Consort of Portugal
- Luís Filipe Menezes, Portuguese politician
- Manuel de Menezes, Duke of Vila Real (16th century), Portuguese Governor of Ceuta
- Mark Menezes, American lawyer and Under Secretary of Energy
- Omar Fayad Meneses, Mexican politician
- Pedro de Meneses, 1st Count of Vila Real (1370–1437), Portuguese nobleman and military figure
- Dom Roque Tello de Menezes, Portuguese nobleman
Religion
- Aleixo de Menezes, Portuguese Archbishop of Braga
- Beatrice of Silva Menezes, Saint (1424–1492), Spanish nobleman, foundress of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady
- Juan Francisco Meneses, Chilean priest and political figure
- María Romero Meneses, Nicaraguan nun
- Mary Noel Menezes, Guyanese Roman Catholic nun and historian
- Rozario Menezes, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Sports
- Agdon Menezes, Brazilian football forward
- Alex Paulo Menezes Santana, known as Alex Santana, Brazilian footballer
- Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer
- António de Menezes, Portuguese fencer
- Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, Brazilian football player
- Bruno Marques Menezes, Brazilian footballer
- Bruno Menezes, Brazilian footballer
- Bruno Menezes Soares, also known as Bruno Mineiro, Brazilian football striker
- Carlos Menezes, Peruvian boxer
- Carlos de Menezes Júnior, Brazilian professional footballer
- Cecília Menezes, Brazilian indoor volleyball player
- Christopher Meneses (born 1990), Costa Rican footballer
- Eduardo Menezes, Brazilian Olympic show jumping rider
- Enilton Menezes de Miranda, Brazilian footballer
- Felipe Menezes, Brazilian professional footballer
- Fernando Meneses, Chilean footballer
- Francisco Jackson Menezes da Costa, known as Jackson Caucaia, Brazilian footballer
- Frederika Menezes, Goan author, poet and artist
- Gledson da Silva Menezes, Brazilian football defender
- Gustavo Menezes, American racing driver
- Harlei de Menezes Silva, Brazilian goalkeeper
- Helena de Menezes, Brazilian sprinter
- Henry Menezes, Indian football manager
- Igor Caetano Menezes Trindade, Brazilian football player
- Jady Menezes, Brazilian kickboxer
- Jean Meneses, Chilean footballer
- Jeferson Lima de Menezes, known as Gauchinho, Brazilian footballer
- João Menezes (born 1996), Brazilian tennis player
- Joey Meneses (born 1992), Mexican baseball player
- John Meneses (born 1984), Colombian footballer
- José Clayton Menezes Ribeiro, Brazilian-Tunisian footballer
- Jude Menezes, Indian field hockey goalkeeper
- Luís Vinícius de Menezes, Brazilian footballer
- Luiz Antonio "Mano" Venker Menezes, Brazilian football manager
- Paulo Menezes (footballer) (born 1982), footballer from Brazil
- Paulo Menezes (football coach) (born 1978), Portuguese football manager
- Luiz Alberto Dias Menezes, Brazilian geologist, mineralogist and mineral dealer
- Luiz Henrique Ferreira de Menezes, Brazilian former footballer
- Luiz Felipe Costa Meneses, Brazilian football player
- Luís Maia de Bittencourt Menezes, Brazilian former footballer
- Marcos Antonio Menezes Godoi, Brazilian football player
- Osman Menezes Venâncio Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- Mauro Menezes, former professional tennis player from Brazil
- Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo, also known as Paulinho, Brazilian footballer
- Rildo da Costa Menezes, Brazilian footballer
- Ronald Menezes, Brazilian freestyle swimmer
- Tony Menezes, Canadian-Brazilian footballer
- Valeska Menezes, Brazilian volleyball player
- Vergel Meneses, Filipino basketball player
- Vilson Xavier de Menezes Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- Yasmin Menezes, Brazilian female acrobatic gymnast
- William Menezes, Brazilian football goalkeeper
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