Posada History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

Early Origins of the Posada family

The surname Posada was first found in Asturias, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Posada family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Posada research. Another 302 words (22 lines of text) covering the year 1629 is included under the topic Early Posada History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Posada Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Posada, Possada, Posadas, Posaders, Posas and others.

Early Notables of the Posada family

were the Counts of Posadas

Posada Ranking

the United States, the name Posada is the 7,945^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Posada migration to the United States +

Posada Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan De Posada who settled in Florida in 1592
Gregorio De Posada who arrived in New Spain in 1595

Posada Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Posada who settled in New Orleans in 1837
Pedro Posada, aged 39, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1837 2
Juan Gomez Posada, aged 35, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1859 2
Celestino G Posada, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
Juan Posada, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1880 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Posada (post 1700) +

José Domingo Posada González (1940-2013), Spanish member of the European Parliament
Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (b. 1971), Puerto Rican baseball player
Fabiola Posada (1963-2024), Colombian humorist
José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), Mexican engraver and illustrator

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)