Prat History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. The original bearer of the name Prat, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Prat family originally lived in one of the places named Prado, which are found scattered throughout the Spanish provinces. There are numerous villages and towns named Prado in the provinces of Old Castile, Galicia, and Castile. The place-name Prado is derived from the Spanish word prado, which means meadow.

Early Origins of the Prat family

The surname Prat was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain.

Early History of the Prat family

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Prat Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Prado, de Prado, del Prado, Prada, de Prada, de la Prada, Prados, Pradas, Pradilla, Pradillo, Prades, de Prades, Pradera, Prat and many more.

Early Notables of the Prat family

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Prat Ranking

In France, the name Prat is the 464^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,436 people with that name. 1

Prat migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Prat Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

John Prat, who settled in the Roanoake, Virginia colony in 1587
Roger Prat, who arrived at the Roanoake colony in 1587

Prat Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Prat, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1608 aboard the ship "Second Supply" 2
Ann Prat, who landed in Maryland in 1670 2

Prat Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jaime Prat, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1823 2
J B Prat, aged 31, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1855 2
Roger Prat, who landed in Virginia in 1887 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Prat (post 1700) +

W. J. Prat, American politician, Mayor of Whatcom, Washington, 1890 3
Melcior Mauri Prat (b. 1966), retired Spanish (Catalan) professional cyclist
Enric Prat de la Riba, Catalan politician and writer

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html