Collada: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Some records give Collado; others give Collada. Both point to the same Spanish family name.

What is the meaning of Collada?

At root, the name means “Dweller by a hill pass”.

Is Collada the same name as Collado?

Before spelling was fixed, Collado was also written Collada.

Does every Collada family have a crest?

Arms linked to Collado and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Collada family name pack.