Prado (surname)
Prado is a last name of Italian origin from the island of Sicily; variations of the last name include "Di Prado" and "Prato" [1]
Prado is ranked 2,358 out of 88,799 in the United States.[2]
There are approximately 9,553 people with the surname Prado in Spain, making it the 490th-most-common in the country.[3]
The name is commonly found in Italy, France, and Brazil.
About the origin of the last name, there are two known possible origins to the Prado surname (Italian and/or Spanish): 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 (the 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
- Mariana Prado (born 1982), Bolivian business administrator and 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
- Vasco Prado, Brazilian sculptor
- Wagner Prado, a Brazilian mixed martial artist
See also
References
- "Prado History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms".
- "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.