A Spanish surname, the Padilla family name comes from the Latin term ‘patella’ and ‘patina’ which mean shallow dish. The Spanish name of padilla also means a bread pan.

Spelling variations for the Padilla family name include Padella and Padiella.

The earliest Padilla families were in the Castile region of Spain. The name is located in Spain and in several Latin American countries such as Bolivia, Cuba and Puerto Rico.

Padilla families live in New Mexico in the largest percentage. Also in the United States the Padillo families are in Texas, Florida and California.


Famous: Craig Padilla (actor, musician and film music composer), Vicente Padilla (professional baseball player), Wanda Marie Padilla (publisher in U. S. ), David Padilla (president of Bolivia), Ariel Lopez Padilla (actor from Mexico) and Ernesto Padilla (artist from Cuba and developer of Padilla Cigars).