How common is the surname Granado?

5,004 people in the United States had the surname Granado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,700 Americans. It ranked 6,739th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Granado?

Alberto Granado, Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of Che Guev, followed by Eric Granado.

Where is the surname Granado most common?

Wikidata records people named Granado in Colombia and Brazil.

Is the surname Granado getting more or less common?

More common. 4,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,004 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Granado

A Spanish surname, carried by 5,004 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Granado is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Granado. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,004 people named Granado in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,700 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,208.

#6,739

rank among US surnames

5,004

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+18.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,302)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,735	Dinsmore	5,008	61,650
#6,736	Gerhardt	5,007	61,663
#6,737	McShane	5,006	61,675
#6,739	Torrey	5,004	61,700
#6,744	Elwood	5,000	61,749

Who is named Granado

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Granado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
White (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Two or more races 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Granados

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alberto Granado
Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of Che Guev, 1922–2011
Eric Granado
Brazilian motorcycle racer, born 1996

Notable Granados come mostly from Colombia (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Granado

Granado has the Soundex code G653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G653.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Granado come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Granado. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela.
How common is the surname Granado?: 5,004 people in the United States had the surname Granado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,700 Americans. It ranked 6,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Granado?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Granado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Granado?: Alberto Granado, Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of Che Guev, followed by Eric Granado.
Where is the surname Granado most common?: Wikidata records people named Granado in Colombia and Brazil.
Is the surname Granado getting more or less common?: More common. 4,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,004 in 2010, up 19%.