# Herrera (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/herrera/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 192,711 |
| US rank (2010) | 129 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,602 people |
| Change since 2000 | +37% (140,786 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Herrera 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) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Herrera in Argentina, the United States, Guatemala, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Bolivia.

## People named Herrera

- Helenio Herrera, Argentine-French football player and manager (1910-1997)
- Kristin Herrera, American actress
- Emanuel Herrera, Argentine footbal player
- Martín Herrera, Argentine footballer
- Karin Herrera, 18th Vice-President of Guatemala
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, American politician (born 1978)
- Eladio Herrera, boxer
- Ximena Herrera, Bolivian actress
- Raymond Herrera, American drummer
- Paloma Herrera, ballet dancer
- Jude Herrera, American actress
- Germán Herrera, Argentine footballer

and 11 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Herrero, Harrier, Harari.

## 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.