Show ContentsPadella Surname History

In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. The original bearer of the name Padella, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Padella family originally lived in one of the various places named Padilla in Spain. There is also a city named Padilla in Castrogeriz, in the Burgos region of northern Spain. This place-name was originally derived from the Spanish word "padilla," which means "frying pan" or "bread pan," which is itself derived from the Latin word "patella," which means "shallow dish."

Early Origins of the Padella family

The surname Padella was first found in Castile, the medieval Christian kingdom of northern Spain that led the Reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims.

Early History of the Padella family

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Padella Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Padilla, Padella, Padiella and others.

Early Notables of the Padella family

Notable bearers of the family name Padella were Juan de Padilla, prior of the Dominican convent of Toledo in 1274; fourteenth century noblewoman María de Padilla, consort of King Peter I; Juan de Padilla, Bishop of Zamora in 1540; sixteenth century poets Juan de Padilla and Pedro de Padilla...
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United States Padella migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Padella Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Salvador Padella, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1


  1. 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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