How common is the surname Fierro?

14,371 people in the United States had the surname Fierro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,484 Americans. It ranked 2,519th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Fierro most common?

Wikidata records people named Fierro in the United States.

Is the surname Fierro getting more or less common?

More common. 11,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,371 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Fierro

A surname, carried by 14,371 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fierro is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

* As a Spanish-Asturian-Leonese surname, from fierro (“iron”). Compare DelFierro. * As an Italian surname, variant of Ferro.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,371 people named Fierro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,484 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,891.

#2,519

rank among US surnames

14,371

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+20.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,785)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,510	Coughlin	14,434	21,390
#2,511	Vick	14,421	21,409
#2,512	Jacques	14,417	21,415
#2,513	Heim	14,414	21,420
#2,514	Staton	14,413	21,421
#2,515	Garay	14,393	21,451
#2,516	Lawler	14,387	21,460

Who is named Fierro

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

84% of people named Fierro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Two or more races 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Fierros

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lee Fierro
American actress, 1929–2020

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fierro

Fierro 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 Fierro come from?: * As a Spanish-Asturian-Leonese surname, from fierro (“iron”). Compare DelFierro. * As an Italian surname, variant of Ferro.
How common is the surname Fierro?: 14,371 people in the United States had the surname Fierro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,484 Americans. It ranked 2,519th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fierro?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Fierro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fierro?: Lee Fierro, American actress.
Where is the surname Fierro most common?: Wikidata records people named Fierro in the United States.
Is the surname Fierro getting more or less common?: More common. 11,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,371 in 2010, up 21%.