# Figueroa (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/figueroa/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 98,468 |
| US rank (2010) | 316 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,135 people |
| Change since 2000 | +36% (72,533 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Figueroa, itself from Galician Figueroa.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Figueroa in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Figueroa in Argentina and the United States.

## People named Figueroa

- Luciano Figueroa, Argentine association football player
- Darío Figueroa, Argentine association football player
- Gary Figueroa, American water polo player and coach
- Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player
- Omar Figueroa, American boxer
- Víctor Figueroa, Argentine footballer

## Similar surnames

Figaro, Figeroa, Fisher, Fischer, Faucher, Fizer, Fager, Fusaro, Fujiwara, Facer, Fakhoury.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.