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

Estrado, 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 Estrado surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Estrado in America

Estrado is the 120901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Estrado surname appeared 143 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 Estrado.

We can also compare 2010 data for Estrado 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 Estrado

The surname Estrado is of Spanish origin, originating in the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "estrada," which means "road" or "path." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a prominent road or pathway.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Estrado can be found in the Cartulario de Sant Cugat del Vallés, a medieval manuscript from the 10th century that documents land grants and transactions in the region of Catalonia, Spain. In this document, a certain Guillem Estrado is mentioned as a landowner in the year 985 AD.

During the 12th century, the surname Estrado appears in various records from the Kingdom of Aragon, suggesting that the name was particularly prevalent in that region of northeastern Spain. For example, a nobleman named Ramón Estrado is listed as a witness to a legal document dated 1178 AD.

In the 14th century, the name Estrado can be found in records from the city of Seville in southern Spain. A notable figure from this time was Alonso Estrado, a wealthy merchant and landowner who lived in Seville during the latter half of the 1300s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Estrado was carried to various parts of the New World. One notable individual from this period was Tomás Estrado, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of present-day Mexico in the 1520s.

Another prominent figure was Juan Estrado, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the Philippines from 1678 to 1684. He played a significant role in defending the archipelago against various threats during his tenure.

In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the Estrado surname was María Estrado, a Spanish writer and feminist activist who was born in 1829 and advocated for women's rights and education through her literary works and public speeches.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Estrado

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

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 Estrado 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 Estrado 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 Estrado was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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