Show ContentsDorado History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Dorado family

The surname Dorado was first found in Venice (Italian: Venezia), and seaport occupying one of the most remarkable sites of the world. Centralizing on the Grand Canal the history of the city can be traced through the different styles of architecture Byzantine, Gothic, early Renaissance and late Renaissance. It is rich in ancient palaces, churches, libraries, galleries, monuments, statues, treasures and artifacts. Its history is abundant in politics, art, religion, scholarship and conflict. The ducal palace was commenced in 1309. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Dorado family

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Dorado Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dorado, Dorda, Dordoni, Dordo, Dordi, Doradoni, Doradony, Eldorado, El Dorado and many more.

Early Notables of the Dorado family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • the Dorado family of Venice

Dorado Ranking

In the United States, the name Dorado is the 8,490th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Dorado migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dorado Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Gutierre Dorado, who arrived in Florida in 1538
Dorado Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jose Antonio Dorado, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1826 2
  • Gutierre Dorado, who landed in Florida in 1838 2
  • Angel Dorado, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
  • Juan Dorado, who arrived in New Spain in 1876 2
Dorado Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Espiridion Dorado, who arrived in Texas in 1910 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Dorado (post 1700) +

  • Pablo Dorado (1908-1978), striker for Uruguay in the 1930 World Cup
  • Natalia Dorado Gómez (b. 1967), former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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