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The Criado surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 689 people carried this name — #33,196 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is up 18% from 582 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Criado surname

Borrowed from Spanish criado (“servant”). This surname is more common in Spain.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Criado» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,929 people named Criado live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 1,025
Buenos Aires Province 814
Santa Fe 229
City of Buenos Aires 167
La Rioja 121
San Juan 111
Tucumán 81
Río Negro 72

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 290 people named Criado.

Most of them — 159 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 159
Hauts-de-Seine 50
Bouches-du-Rhône 10
Landes 9
Rhône 8
Hérault 7
Haute-Garonne 7
Tarn 4
Gironde 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Criado,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marcos Criado
    Marcos Criado 1522–1569 · Catholic priest
  • Eduardo Criado Requena
    Eduardo Criado Requena 1893–1920 · painter
  • Társila Criado
    Társila Criado 1896–1985 · actor
  • Mariano Criado Ramajo d. 1978 · guardia civil
  • Manuel Criado Baca 1839–1899 · painter
  • Heliodoro Criado y Baca 1843– · playwright

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Criado.

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