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

Granados, 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 Granados surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Granados in America

Granados is the 1347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Granados surname appeared 26,187 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 people would have the surname Granados.

We can also compare 2010 data for Granados 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 Granados

The surname Granados is of Spanish origin, deriving from the word "granada" which means "pomegranate" in Spanish. It is believed to have originated in the region of Andalusia, southern Spain, during the medieval period.

The name Granados was likely initially a descriptive surname given to individuals who lived near or cultivated pomegranate trees. It may have also been used as a nickname for someone with a ruddy or reddish complexion, resembling the color of a pomegranate.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Granados can be found in the 13th century Cartulary of Carracedo, a collection of medieval documents from the Cistercian monastery in León, Spain. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Granados" and "Granado."

In the 15th century, a notable figure with this surname was Diego Granados, a Spanish knight who fought in the conquest of Granada against the Moors. He was born around 1440 and died in the early 16th century.

Another historical figure with the Granados surname was Pedro Granados, a Spanish painter active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for his religious paintings and works in various churches and monasteries in Seville.

In the 18th century, José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez (1743-1798) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Spanish Louisiana from 1777 to 1781.

The 19th century saw the birth of Enrique Granados (1867-1916), a renowned Spanish composer and pianist. He is best known for his piano suite "Goyescas" and the opera "María del Carmen."

Another notable figure with the Granados surname was José María Granados (1776-1846), a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the President of Mexico for a brief period in 1829.

Throughout history, the surname Granados has been linked to various places and locations, such as the town of Granados in the province of Soria, Spain, and the village of Granados de Torremedina in the province of Cáceres, Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Granados

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

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

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