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Early Origins of the Andrade family

The surname Andrade was first found in Taranto a seaport in Apulia and capital of the province of Lecce. It is situated on a rocky island in the Gulf of Tranto. The cathedral is dedicated to an Irish Bishop San Cataldo. It has been completely modernized but has a crypt of the 6th century. There is a fine collection of relics in San Pasquale museum, formerly a convent. 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 Andrade family

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Andrade Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Andrada, Andrado, Andradi, Andreadi, Andreado, Adreado, Andreotti, Androtti, Andreati and many more.

Early Notables of the Andrade family

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Andrade Ranking

In the United States, the name Andrade is the 1,115th most popular surname with an estimated 27,357 people with that name. 1


United States Andrade migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Andrade Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Manuel Andrade, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 2
  • Rosario Andrade, who landed in Puerto Rice in 1816 2
  • Francisco Andrade, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1825 2
  • Cipriano Andrade, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
  • Alonso Del Andrade, who landed in Florida in 1838 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Andrade (post 1700) +

  • William Thomas "Billy" Andrade (b. 1964), American PGA golfer
  • Yvette V. Andrade, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000 3
  • Ricardo Andrade, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2004 3
  • Alex Rafael Andrade, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Hammond, Indiana, 2011 3
  • Leny de Andrade Lima (1943-2023), known professionally as Leny Andrade, a Brazilian singer and musician, in 2007 she shared a Latin Grammy Award with Cesar Camargo Mariano for Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album, Ao Vivo
  • José Francisco Araiza Andrade (b. 1950), Mexican operatic tenor
  • Edward Neville da Costa Andrade (1887-1971), English physicist
  • Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Brazilian filmmaker
  • Inácio José Esteves Rebello de Andrade, Brazilian poet
  • Juan Carlos Mosqueda Andrade (b. 1985), Mexican football player


  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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