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Early Origins of the Granados family

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

Early History of the Granados family

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Granados Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Granados family

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Granados Ranking

In the United States, the name Granados is the 3,754th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1


United States Granados migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Granados Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Miguel De Granados who settled in New Spain in 1580
  • Antonio Granados who immigrated to Honduras in 1588
Granados Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Rafael Granados, a Spanish soldier, who settled in New Orleans in 1829
  • Rafael Granados, aged 23, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
  • Perfecto Granados, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1852 2
  • Jose Granados in 1855 with his four children
  • Jose Granados, aged 38, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1855 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Granados (post 1700) +

  • Adrían Rene Granados (b. 1989), Mexican American professional boxer
  • Ann H. Granados (b. 1935), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2004 3
  • Enrique Granados (1934-2018), Spanish swimmer who competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics
  • Conchita Martínez Granados (b. 1976), Spanish professional female tennis player
  • Enrique Granados (1867-1916), Spanish composer
  • Federico Tinoco Granados (1870-1931), President of Costa Rica
  • Alberto Granados (1922-2011), Argentine born, Cuban biochemist
  • María Josefa García Granados (1796-1848), Guatemalan writer
  • Jorge Fernández Granados (b. 1965), Mexican poet
  • José Antonio Ríos Granados (1958-2007), Mexican politician, actor, and film maker
  • ... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  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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