How common is the surname Figueroa?

98,468 people in the United States had the surname Figueroa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,135 Americans. It ranked 316th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Figueroa?

Luciano Figueroa, Argentine association football player, followed by Darío Figueroa.

Where is the surname Figueroa most common?

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

Is the surname Figueroa getting more or less common?

More common. 72,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 98,468 in 2010, up 36%.

The surname Figueroa

A Spanish surname, carried by 98,468 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex F260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Figueroa is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Figueroa, itself from Galician Figueroa.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 98,468 people named Figueroa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,135 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 72,533.

#316

rank among US surnames

98,468

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+35.8%

change since 2000 (was #398)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#307	Newman	101,931	3,029
#308	Pearson	101,836	3,032
#309	Curtis	101,801	3,033
#310	Cortez	101,694	3,036
#311	Douglas	101,458	3,043
#312	Schneider	101,290	3,048
#313	Joseph	100,959	3,058

Who is named Figueroa

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

93% of people named Figueroa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Figueroas

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Luciano Figueroa
Argentine association football player, born 1981
Darío Figueroa
Argentine association football player, born 1978
Gary Figueroa
American water polo player and coach, born 1956
Nelson Figueroa
American baseball player, born 1974
Omar Figueroa
American boxer, born 1989
Víctor Figueroa
Argentine footballer, born 1983

Notable Figueroas come mostly from Argentina (3) and the United States (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Figueroa

Figueroa has the Soundex code F260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F260.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Figueroa come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Figueroa, itself from Galician Figueroa.
How common is the surname Figueroa?: 98,468 people in the United States had the surname Figueroa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,135 Americans. It ranked 316th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Figueroa?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Figueroa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Figueroa?: Luciano Figueroa, Argentine association football player, followed by Darío Figueroa.
Where is the surname Figueroa most common?: Wikidata records people named Figueroa in Argentina and the United States.
Is the surname Figueroa getting more or less common?: More common. 72,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 98,468 in 2010, up 36%.