Para Family History
Para Name Meaning
Polish: nickname for a vigorous person, from para
‘breath’.Spanish and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name
from either of the places called Para, in Asturies and Burgos
province.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
20,436
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Para
Name Distribution of Para Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Para families
 17 - 32  6 - 16 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Para families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Para last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Para census records
You can see how Para families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Para census records
>
Para Family Origin
Para Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Para immigration records
You can find out when most of the Para families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Para immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Para
Click on a circle in the chart to view Para birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Para ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Para Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Para census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Para ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Para census records >
Para Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Para
11 Threads, 28
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Para.
Threads: 11 - Messages: 28
Start a FREE Para family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×