How common is the surname Parada?

8,649 people in the United States had the surname Parada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,697 Americans. It ranked 4,103rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Parada?

Pete Parada, American drummer, followed by Emilio Disi.

Where is the surname Parada most common?

Wikidata records people named Parada in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Parada getting more or less common?

More common. 5,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,649 in 2010, up 49%.

The surname Parada

A surname, carried by 8,649 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parada is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,649 people named Parada in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,697 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,790.

#4,103

rank among US surnames

8,649

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+49.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,520)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,095	Earle	8,672	35,603
#4,096	Brittain	8,671	35,607
#4,098	Gurley	8,669	35,615
#4,099	Samples	8,663	35,640
#4,100	Boothe	8,656	35,668
#4,101	Freeland	8,653	35,681
#4,102	Fusco	8,650	35,693

Who is named Parada

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

88% of people named Parada identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
White (not Hispanic) 9.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Paradas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pete Parada
American drummer, born 1974
Emilio Disi
Argentine actor, 1943–2018

Notable Paradas come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Parada

Parada has the Soundex code P630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P630.

Questions

How common is the surname Parada?: 8,649 people in the United States had the surname Parada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,697 Americans. It ranked 4,103rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Parada?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Parada identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Parada?: Pete Parada, American drummer, followed by Emilio Disi.
Where is the surname Parada most common?: Wikidata records people named Parada in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Parada getting more or less common?: More common. 5,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,649 in 2010, up 49%.