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Where did the Spanish Parra family come from? What is the Spanish Parra family crest and coat of arms? When did the Parra family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Parra family history?
The Parra 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.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Parra, Para, Parras, Parreira, Parrilla, Parramon and many more.First found in Granada, in southern Spain.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Parra research. Another 387 words(28 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Parra History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Parra. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
- Diego Parra who immigrated to Dominican Republic in 1537
- Domingo de la Parra who came to Peru in 1578
- Isabel de la Parra who arrived in Guatemala in 1593
Parra Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Thomas Parra, who landed in New Hampshire in 1630
Parra Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Juan DeLa Parra, who arrived in America in 1810
- Teresa DeLa Parra, who arrived in America in 1816
- Francis Parra, aged 50, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829
- A Parra, aged 28, landed in New Orleans, La in 1830
- Andres Parra, aged 25, landed in New Orleans, La in 1831
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- Nicole M. Parra (b. 1970), American who has been a California State Assemblywoman
- Isabel Parra (b. 1939), Chilean singer-songwriter and interpreter of Latin American musical folklore
- José Felipe Parra (1780-1846), Spanish painter, who worked in Valencia
- Claudio Parra (b. 1945), Chilean pianist
- José Miguel Parra (b. 1972), Dominican Major League Baseball player
- Nicanor Parra (b. 1914), Chilean poet
- José Quintero Parra (1902-1984), Venezuelan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Caracas (1960-1980), made a Cardinal in
- Aquileo Parra (1876-1878), Colombian soldier, businessman and political figure, president of Colombia
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Maduell, Charles R. Compiler Index of Spanish Citizens Entering the Port of New Orleans Between January 1840 and December 1865. New Orleans: The Compiler, 1966. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
- de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Caballeros de La Orden de Santiago Siglo XVIII. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1996. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
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The Parra Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Parra Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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