Imperial: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Wikidata records Imperial as a Portuguese family name. Here is a quick, evidence-based look at the Imperial surname.

Where the name comes from

Where a surname's origin is uncertain, as with Imperial, the best clues come from your own ancestors' parish and civil records. A family Bible, a parish register or an emigration record often gives the first firm date for an Imperial ancestor.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Imperial with 1,576 bearers, at rank 17,775. Spanish register data show 155 residents carrying Imperial as first surname, and 153 as second surname.

Family crest and blazon

If an Imperial family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows.

Get the complete Imperial report, with a museum-style coat of arms.