The Granada Family Name

Some records give Granados; others give Granada. Both point to the same Spanish family name. The name is generally explained as “pomegranate groves”.

• You may also find the name written Granado.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Before spelling was fixed, Granados was also written Granada.

Arms associated with the name

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