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

Granda, 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 Granda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Granda in America

Granda is the 11101st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Granda surname appeared 2,859 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Granda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Granda 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 Granda

The surname GRANDA is of Spanish origin, originating in the region of Asturias in northern Spain during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "grande," meaning "great" or "large," possibly referring to a person of significant stature or importance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname GRANDA can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval census of landowners and their properties in the Kingdom of Castile, dating back to the 14th century. This document mentions several individuals bearing the surname GRANDA, indicating its presence in the region at that time.

In the 16th century, the GRANDA surname appeared in various historical records and manuscripts from the Asturias region, such as parish registers and legal documents. Notable individuals from this period include Juan GRANDA, a prominent merchant who lived in the town of Gijón during the late 1500s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the GRANDA surname spread to other parts of the world, including Latin America. One notable figure was Pedro GRANDA, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru in the 16th century and later settled in present-day Colombia.

In the 17th century, the GRANDA surname can be found in various historical records from Spain and its colonies. One example is María GRANDA, a Spanish noblewoman who was born in Oviedo, Asturias, in 1623 and later became a influential landowner in the region.

During the 18th century, the GRANDA surname continued to be prominent in Spain and Latin America. Juan Antonio GRANDA, born in 1712 in Santander, Spain, was a renowned military officer who served in the Spanish Army and participated in several campaigns throughout Europe.

In the 19th century, the GRANDA surname gained further recognition with individuals such as José María GRANDA, a Cuban poet and writer born in 1833 in Havana, who was known for his contributions to the literary movement of romanticism in Latin American literature.

Throughout history, the GRANDA surname has been associated with various place names and older spellings, such as Granda, Grande, and Grandi, reflecting the linguistic evolution and regional variations of the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Granda

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

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

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