Segade

Segade is a toponym and a surname of Iberian origin. As a place name, Segade appears in Galicia, Spain, where it designates several rural localities and parish divisions within different municipalities. The occurrences reflect the common Galician-Portuguese practice of naming places after geographic features or family names. In northern Portugal, similar localities bearing the Segade name can be found in regions influenced by Galician linguistic and cultural heritage. These settlements are typically small and are administered as part of larger municipalities or civil parishes.

As a surname, Segade is found in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities. It occurs both in historical records and in contemporary contexts, sometimes indicating ancestry traced to one or more of the locales bearing the name. The surname is relatively uncommon and does not correspond to a single widely known family or lineage.

In geographic and genealogical references, Segade is usually treated as a locality-based toponym rather than a major urban center. The term may be encountered in regional histories, cartography, and genealogical registries.