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Early Origins of the Granata family

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

Early History of the Granata family

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Granata Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Granata family

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Granata Ranking

the United States, the name Granata is the 11,702nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Granata family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Miguel De Granados who came to New Spain in 1580; Antonio Granados who immigrated to Honduras in 1588; and Jorge Granada who arrived in the Spanish Main in 1595. Among the later settlers were Rafael Granados, a Spanish soldier, who came to New Orleans in 1829.

Contemporary Notables of the name Granata (post 1700) +

  • William John Granata, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948 2
  • Peter Charles Granata (1898-1973), American Republican politician, Member of Illinois State House of Representatives, 1930, 1933-73; U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1931-32 3
  • Harold M. Granata, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, 1938; Seville, 1943 3
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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