Rada History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Rada

What does the name Rada mean?

The noble Spanish surname Rada is toponymic in origin, based on the name of the place where the initial bearer once resided or held land. The surname Rada is taken directly from the Spanish word "rueda," derived from the Latin "rota," meaning literally "arched wood that forms a bow." The word in Catalan is "roda," meaning "wheel."

The variant Rada is both a Spanish and Catalan topographic name from "rada," meaning "natural hay." There are numerous places named Rada including Rada he Haro, La Rada, and Rada de Moraira. The name could also be a variant of the Basque Arrada from the place called Aradda in Navarre.

Early Origins of the Rada family

The surname Rada was first found in the mountains of Burgos, in the northern regions of the Iberian peninsula. Early records of the name Rada show that Francisco de Perellos, Carmalengo del Rey, was granted the noble title of Viscount of Rueda by Pedro IV de Aragon in 1366.

Early History of the Rada family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rada research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1247, 1510, 1533, 1565, 1575, 1578 and 1639 are included under the topic Early Rada History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rada Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Roda, Rota, Roa, Ruedas and others.

Early Notables of the Rada family

Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada (1170-1247), was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and historian and later, Martín de Rada (1533-1578), was a Spanish Augustinian friar, missionary and traveler

Rada migration to the United States +

Rada Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Go R Rada, aged 39, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
Marie Rada, aged 30, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893 1
Philomena Rada, aged 5, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893 1
Anna Rada, aged 3, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893 1
Adela Rada, who landed in America, in 1898

Rada Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Anton Rada, aged 3, who immigrated to America from Nicow, Austria, in 1906
Anna Rada, aged 14, who immigrated to the United States from Nicow, Austria, in 1906
Anna Rada, aged 16, who settled in America from Shuhadlo, Russia, in 1907
Bertholda Rada, aged 22, who landed in America from Maschendorf, Austria, in 1907
Andric Rada, aged 19, who settled in America from Csurog, Hungary, in 1907
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Rada (post 1700) +

Roy F Rada (b. 1951), Austrian-born American professor emeritus whose research in computer science and information systems appeared in journal articles from 1979-2025
K. E. Rada, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912 2
Tair Rada, Israeli 13 year old school girl who was murdered on school grounds in 2006 which has created much controversy leading to a documentary Shadow of Truth
Sergio Armando Rada Rodriguez (b. 1984), Colombian weightlifter who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tomáš Rada (b. 1983), Czech footballer, who currently plays centre back
Yara Antoine Bou Rada, (born 7 August 2000) Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward
Edmundo Rafael Rada Ángulo (b. 2019), Venezuelan politician who served as councilman he created the first Municipal Children's council
Ionut Constantin Rada (b. 1990), Romanian footballer who plays as a defender
Lucila Rada Vivanco (b. 1981), Argentine-Uruguayan singer, songwriter, actress and television presenter
... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

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 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html