Tejeda
A Spanish surname from places named for a yew grove or yew trees.
The #2,541 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 21,682 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Tejeda is a Spanish habitational surname taken from a place-name. It is generally linked to Spanish tejeda, meaning a place with yew trees or a yew grove, from Latin taxus, “yew.” In medieval and later Spanish naming, people often took their surname from the village or locality where they lived or were from.
History
The surname is found in Spain and later in Spanish-speaking communities abroad. The provided historical excerpts list Tejeda alongside related place-derived surnames, which fits the normal pattern for Spanish locational surnames. Modern bearers are especially common in the Americas, reflecting Spanish colonial migration and later movement.
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Fun fact
Tejeda is also the name of several places in Spain, which helped the surname spread as a habitational name.
From the historical record
“Aldarit 202. "^Aldea gallega 432. ^Aldea tejeda 431. Aldenhoven 73. "^Aldensalzkoth 523. Alderih 256. "«"Aldeson 486. Aldi (-maro, -ni) 200.”
— Die Personennamen, insbesondere die Familiennamen