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The surname Fiero

A surname, carried by 835 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F600

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fiero is more common than 82.4% of them.

Origin

* As an Italian surname, variant of Fierro. * As a German surname, Americanized from Führer (“guide, leader”). Compare Fero.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 835 people named Fiero in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 369,755 Americans. That is down 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 880.

#28,552
rank among US surnames
835
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
-5.1%
change since 2000 (was #26,147)

Who is named Fiero

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Fiero identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 75%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23%
  • Two or more races 1.3%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fiero

Fiero has the Soundex code F600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F600.

Questions

Where does the surname Fiero come from?
* As an Italian surname, variant of Fierro. * As a German surname, Americanized from Führer (“guide, leader”). Compare Fero.
How common is the surname Fiero?
835 people in the United States had the surname Fiero in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 369,755 Americans. It ranked 28,552nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fiero?
In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Fiero identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Fiero getting more or less common?
Less common. 880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 835 in 2010, down 5.1%.