The Parada surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,649 people carried this name — #4,103 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,100 people counted. That is up 49% from 5,790 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 9,235 people named Parada 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
850 people named Parada have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 964 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
75 people named Parada live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Parada.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Tarn.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
21 people named Parada is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Parada in American newspapers,
1904–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,202 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Parada,
with a public archive behind them.
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Diego Antonio de Parada 1698–1779 · Catholic bishop -
Diego Ignacio Parada y Barreto 1829–1881 · writer -
Ramón Parada Justel 1871–1902 · painter -
Paz Parada Pumar 1905–2005 · physician -
Ixidor Parada d. 1932 · writer
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Roberto Parada 1909–1986 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Parada.
- Paquet 1,288 · U.S. census
- Paquette 9,606 · U.S. census
- Paquin 4,064 · U.S. census
- Para 1,157 · U.S. census
- Parache 196 · U.S. census
- Parachini 115 · U.S. census
- Paradis 6,113 · U.S. census
- Paradiso 1,865 · U.S. census
- Paradowski 479 · U.S. census
- Paran 204 · U.S. census
- Parascandola 194 · U.S. census
- Paray 163 · U.S. census
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