Find out how popular the last name Edrada is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Edrada.

Edrada, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Edrada surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Edrada in America

Edrada is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Edrada surname appeared 165 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Edrada.

We can also compare 2010 data for Edrada to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Edrada

The surname EDRADA is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old Spanish word "edrada," which referred to a type of farmland or cultivated area. This suggests that the name may have been initially used to identify someone who lived on or worked a particular plot of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname EDRADA can be found in the Becerro de Behetrías, a 14th-century Spanish document that documented landholdings and feudal obligations. This document mentions an individual named Pedro Edrada, who held land in the region of Castile.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various municipal records and property deeds from the city of Seville. These records mention individuals such as Juan Edrada and María Edrada, who were involved in land transactions and legal disputes over property rights.

The surname EDRADA also has connections to the Iberian Peninsula's Jewish community during the Middle Ages. Historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries mention several individuals with the name Edrada who were members of prominent Sephardic families in cities like Toledo and Córdoba.

One notable figure with the surname EDRADA was Rodrigo Edrada, a Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in several expeditions to the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was born around 1460 in Seville and is known for his involvement in the voyages of Christopher Columbus and other early Spanish explorers.

Another individual of note was Juana Edrada, a 16th-century playwright and poet from the city of Granada. She was born in 1530 and is considered one of the earliest known female authors from the Iberian Peninsula. Her works, which included plays and poetry collections, were popular during her lifetime and provided insights into the cultural and social norms of the time.

In the 17th century, the name EDRADA can be found in records from the Spanish colonial territories in the Americas. For example, there are mentions of a landowner named Hernán Edrada who held substantial properties in the region of New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the early 1600s.

As the centuries progressed, the EDRADA surname spread to other parts of the Spanish-speaking world, including Latin America and the Philippines. However, its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula, where it was likely associated with agricultural and land-related activities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Edrada

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Edrada.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Edrada was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Edrada has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Edrada was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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