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

Parades, 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 Parades surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Parades in America

Parades is the 88685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Parades surname appeared 209 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 Parades.

We can also compare 2010 data for Parades 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 Parades

The surname PARADES is of Spanish origin, specifically from the region of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It dates back to the 12th century and is derived from the Spanish word "parada," which means "stopping place" or "resting place." This suggests that the name likely referred to someone who lived near a place where travelers or merchants would stop and rest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name PARADES can be found in the Tombo de Celanova, a 13th-century cartulary (a medieval manuscript record of landownership and transactions) from the Cistercian monastery of Celanova in Galicia. This document mentions several individuals with the surname PARADES who were landowners or tenants in the region.

In the 14th century, the name PARADES appeared in the Libro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval census of landowners and their properties in the regions of Castile and León. This suggests that by this time, the name had spread beyond Galicia and become established in other parts of Spain.

One notable individual with the surname PARADES was Juan de Parades, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Juan de Parades was born around 1490 and died in Mexico City in 1551.

Another significant figure was Diego de Parades y Navarrete, a Spanish navigator and explorer who participated in several expeditions to the Americas in the 16th century. He was born in Seville around 1510 and died in Panama in 1579.

In the 17th century, the name PARADES appeared in the Catastro de Ensenada, a census conducted in Spain between 1749 and 1756. This document recorded individuals with the surname PARADES living in various parts of Spain, including Galicia, Castile, and Andalusia.

One notable individual from this period was Alonso de Parades, a Spanish mathematician and astronomer who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was born in Seville around 1570 and made significant contributions to the study of celestial navigation and the calculation of eclipses.

In the 18th century, the name PARADES can be found in records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas, such as census documents and baptismal records. This suggests that individuals with this surname had migrated to the New World and established themselves in various regions of the Spanish Empire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Parades

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

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

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