American Family Name Origins:
Quadros
Frequency: (140)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Portuguese: from Cuadros, a Spanish habitational name which was taken to Portugal in the 15th century from Cuadros, a town in Lleón province.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 22%; Portuguese 14%. Jose (3), Manuel (3), Francisco (2), Raul (2), Alda, Ana, Carlos, Domingos, Eduardo, Herminio, Mario, Miguel; Albano, Joao, Paulo.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
