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

Parada, 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 Parada surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Parada in America

Parada is the 4103rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Parada surname appeared 8,649 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Parada.

We can also compare 2010 data for Parada 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 Parada

The surname Parada is of Spanish origin, derived from the Spanish word "parada" meaning "stop" or "halt." It is believed to have originated in the 15th or 16th century as a descriptive surname, likely given to someone who lived near a stopping point or rest area along a major road or trade route.

The earliest recorded instances of the Parada surname can be found in various historical documents from Spain, particularly in regions such as Andalusia, Castile, and Galicia. One of the earliest mentions is in the Archivo Histórico Nacional de España (National Historical Archive of Spain), which contains records dating back to the 15th century.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the Parada surname was Juan de Parada, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. Juan de Parada was born in Seville, Spain, around 1500 and died in the 1560s.

Another historical figure was Pedro de Parada, a Spanish military officer and explorer who served under Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. Pedro de Parada was born in Extremadura, Spain, around 1485 and died in the 1540s.

In the 17th century, a prominent individual with the Parada surname was Diego de Parada, a Spanish military officer and governor of the province of Río de la Plata (present-day Argentina and Uruguay) from 1639 to 1642.

During the 18th century, Francisco de Parada y Mendoza was a Spanish military officer and governor of the province of Tucumán (present-day Argentina) from 1772 to 1782.

In the 19th century, Juan Parada was a Chilean politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile from 1865 to 1866. He was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1808 and died in 1899.

The Parada surname has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Parada de Arriba and Parada de Abajo in the province of Salamanca, and Parada de Rubiales in the province of Salamanca, reflecting the original meaning of the word "parada" as a stopping point or rest area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Parada

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

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

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