Article Nº 2388 Family, surname or lineage Vol. II · pp. 699–700
Miranda
Madeiran family surname, said to descend from João Lourenço de Miranda, a companion of Zargo, and from João Machado de Miranda.
This family surname (apelido), says Dr Álvaro de Azevedo, derives from João Lourenço de Miranda, one of the noble companions of Zarco. There are other Mirandas who descend from João Machado de Miranda.
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