Para History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The Para surname derives from the Spanish word "parra," meaning "vine bower," or "trellis;" thus it may have emerged as a topographic name for someone who lived near or tended such plants, or as a habitational name from any of the several places named with this word.

Early Origins of the Para family

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

Early History of the Para family

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Para Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parra, Para, Parras, Parreira, Parrilla, Parramon and many more.

Early Notables of the Para family

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Para migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Para Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Pieter Para, who arrived in New York in 1687 1

Para Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A Para, aged 25, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 1

Citations +

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)