Andrada History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy
Portugal
Spain

Early Origins of the Andrada family

The surname Andrada 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 Andrada family

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Andrada 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 Andrada family

By the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French invaded Naples and in 1806, Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king, but this hold on Italy was not to last. In 1813 the Congress Of Vienna restored pre-Napoleonic rule. Among prominent bearers of this surname in early times were:

the Andrada family of Taranto

Andrada migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Andrada Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Maria Mejia de Peralta Andrada who arrived in New Spain in 1581

Andrada Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro De Andrada, who arrived in America in 1827 1
Jose Anto Andrada, who landed in Texas in 1835 1
Martin Andrada, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860
Francisco De Andrada, who landed in Florida in 1863 1
Antonio De Andrada, who arrived in New Spain in 1876 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Andrada (post 1700) +

Almiro Caldeira de Andrada (b. 1921), Brazilian lawyer and journalist
Edgardo Norberto Andrada (1939-2019), Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper
Víctor Hugo Andrada (b. 1958), former Argentine/Bolivian football midfielder nicknamed "Copito"
Marliece Andrada (b. 1972), Playboy's Playmate of the Month in March 1998
Manuel Andrada (b. 1890), Argentine polo player
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763-1838), Portuguese statesman, naturalist and professor
Diogo de Paiva de Andrada (1528-1575), Portuguese theologian born at Coimbra
Diego Andrada de Payva (1528-1575), celebrated Portuguese theologian of the sixteenth century
Alonso Andrada (1590-1672), biographer and ascetic writer
Emilio Andrada (1887-1975), playwright and composer in the Philippines

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)