| ![Show Contents]() Pradilla History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of PradillaWhat does the name Pradilla mean? 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 Pradilla, 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 Pradilla 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 Pradilla familyThe surname Pradilla was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain. Early History of the Pradilla familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pradilla research. Another 356 words (25 lines of text) covering the years 1037, 1139, 1184, 1386, 1430 and 1691 are included under the topic Early Pradilla History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pradilla Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Pradilla familywas Margarita de Prades (1386-1430), wife of the last Aragonese King, Martin I; sixteenth century Spanish painter Blas de Prado; Juan de Prado y Mármol, created Count of Belmonte in 1691; nineteenth century Peruvian politician Mariano...
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| Pradilla migration to the United States | + |
Pradilla Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Abelardo Pradilla, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1875 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pradilla (post 1700) | + |
- Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz, Spanish painter
- 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)
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