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Early Origins of the Granado family

The surname Granado was first found in Granada, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Granado family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Granado research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the year 1324 is included under the topic Early Granado History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Granado Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Granada, Grenados, Granatos, Granata, Grenato and many more.

Early Notables of the Granado family

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Granado Ranking

In the United States, the name Granado is the 6,813rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Granado migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Granado Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Pedro Granado, who arrived in America in 1827 2
  • Rafael Granado, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1858 2
  • Juan Granado, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
  • Jose Granado, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
  • Daniel Granado, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1897 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Granado (post 1700) +

  • Joe L. Granado, American politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 3
  • Arturo Granado, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Texas, 1996; Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 33rd District, 1998; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2000 3
  • Ada Granado, American politician, Representative from Texas 30th District, 1996 3
  • Javier del Granado (1913-1996), Bolivian poet laureate
  • Juan del Granado, Bolivian human-rights lawyer and politician, mayor of La Paz (2000-2010)
  • Alberto Granado (1922-2011), Argentine-Cuban biochemist, doctor, writer, and scientist
  • Francisco Larez Granado (b. 1919), Venezuelan journalist


  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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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