Granda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Granda family

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

Early History of the Granda family

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Granda Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Granda family

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Granda Ranking

In the United States, the name Granda is the 16,917^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Granda migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Granda Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Manuel Granda, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
Nicolas Granda, aged 22, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 2
Anto Granda, aged 20, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 2
M DeLa Granda, aged 56, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 2
Antoine Granda, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Granda (post 1700) +

William Granda Lewis (b. 1985), Cuban professional basketball player
Euler Granda (1935-2018), Ecuadorian poet, writer, and psychiatrist
José Eduardo Granda Vicuña (b. 1984), Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for Deportivo Cuenca
Stane Granda (b. 1948), Slovene historian
Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga (b. 1967), Peruvian chess grandmaster and four-time champion of the Americas
Bienvenido Granda, born Rosendo Bienvenido Granda Aguilera, a Cuban vocalist/musician, singing boleros, son montunos, guarachas and other Cuban rhythms
María Isabel Granda Larco (1920-1983), better known as Chabuca Granda, a Peruvian singer and composer, best known song is "La flor de la canela" (The Cinnamon Flower)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)