About the Del Prado Surname

A Del Prado ancestor may well appear as Prado in earlier records. Name scholars give the meaning as “Meadow”. Del Prado simply joins the particle Del to Prado, a pattern common in Spanish naming. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

The 2010 census count for Del Prado in the United States was 536, good for rank 40,745. Hispanic and Latino Americans made up 52% of the total. Spanish statistics put 1,629 people with Del Prado in first position and 1,624 in second.

There is no single Del Prado family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Del Prado family name pack.