Prado (surname)
- Prado is ranked 2,358 out of 88,799 in the United States.[1]
- There are approximately 9,553 people with the surname Prado in Spain, making it the 490th most common in the country.[2]
- The name is commonly found in Italy, France and Brazil and is a derivative of Prato.
About the origin of the last name, there are two known possible origins to the Prado surname:
- The first one indicates the origin of the last name comes from Spain when the son of a noblewoman took the last name after the prado, Spanish word for field, where he was born.
- The last name is also said to have an Italian origin, more specifically from the Island of Sicily, where records have been found that indicate the presence of a noble family in the 16th century by the last name Prado. Prado comes from a variation of prato (Italian word for field).
People
- Edward C. Prado, a U.S. appeals court judge
- Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira, a former Brazilian football (soccer) player
- Guilherme de Almeida Prado, a Brazilian film director
- Guilherme do Prado Raymundo, Brazilian professional football player
- José Antônio de Almeida Prado (born 1943), Brazilian composer
- Lelo Prado (born 1962), American college baseball coach
- Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez, Peruvian mariner
- Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, Peruvian politician
- Mariano Ignacio Prado, President of Peru
- Miguelanxo Prado, a Galician (Spain) comic book creator
- Martín Prado, a Venezuelan baseball player
- Perez Prado, a Cuban bandleader
- Wagner Prado, a Brazilian mixed martial artist
References
- ↑ "Rankings for PRADO". Behind the Name. Mike Campbell. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "Prado: el apellido Prado" [Prado: Prado surname]. enfemenino.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
See also
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