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

Padial, 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 Padial surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Padial in America

Padial is the 152628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Padial surname appeared 107 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 Padial.

The history of the last name Padial

The surname Padial originates from Spain and can be traced back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "padilla," which means "small meadow" or "small pasture." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or owned a small meadow or pasture land.

The earliest known records of the surname Padial can be found in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain. The name is thought to have emerged as a topographic surname, which was a common practice during that time when people were often identified by their proximity to a particular geographic feature or location.

One of the earliest documented references to the name Padial can be found in a 14th-century manuscript from the city of Seville, where a certain Juan Padial is mentioned as a landowner. This record provides evidence of the name's existence and usage during the late medieval period in Spain.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Padial was Hernando Padial, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico. Padial played a significant role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and is mentioned in several historical accounts from that era.

Another prominent individual with the surname Padial was Juana Padial, a 17th-century Spanish painter and artist known for her religious works and portraits. She was born in Seville in 1610 and her paintings can be found in various churches and museums across Spain.

During the 18th century, the Padial family had a presence in the Spanish colonial territories of the Americas. Juan Antonio Padial y Velasco, born in 1745 in Caracas (present-day Venezuela), was a notable military officer who served in the Spanish Royal Army and participated in various campaigns against the British during the American Revolutionary War.

In the 19th century, the surname Padial was associated with several notable figures in the field of literature and politics. Ramón Padial y Vinader, a Spanish writer and journalist born in Malaga in 1819, was known for his works on historical and cultural topics related to his native Andalusia region.

As the surname Padial spread across Spain and its colonies over the centuries, it also evolved into various spelling variations, such as Padilla, Padielle, and Padiella, reflecting regional linguistic differences and variations in pronunciation and scribal practices.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Padial

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

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 Padial 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.

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

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