How common is the surname Herrera?

192,711 people in the United States had the surname Herrera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,602 Americans. It ranked 129th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Herrera?

Helenio Herrera, Argentine-French football player and manager (1910-1997), followed by Kristin Herrera.

Where is the surname Herrera most common?

Wikidata records people named Herrera in Argentina, the United States and Guatemala and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Herrera getting more or less common?

More common. 140,786 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 192,711 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Herrera

A Spanish surname, carried by 192,711 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Herrera is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

A surname from Spanish.

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 192,711 people named Herrera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,602 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 140,786.

#129

rank among US surnames

192,711

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+36.9%

change since 2000 (was #175)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#120	Graham	201,159	1,535
#121	Reynolds	200,247	1,542
#122	Griffin	198,406	1,556
#123	Wallace	197,276	1,565
#124	Moreno	196,925	1,568
#125	West	195,818	1,577
#126	Cole	195,289	1,581

Who is named Herrera

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

93% of people named Herrera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Herreras

23 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Helenio Herrera
Argentine-French football player and manager (1910-1997)
Kristin Herrera
American actress, born 1989
Emanuel Herrera
Argentine footbal player, born 1987
Martín Herrera
Argentine footballer, born 1970
Karin Herrera
18th Vice-President of Guatemala, born 1967
Jaime Herrera Beutler
American politician (born 1978)
Eladio Herrera
Boxer, 1930–2014
Ximena Herrera
Bolivian actress, born 1979
Raymond Herrera
American drummer, born 1972
Paloma Herrera
Ballet dancer, born 1975
Jude Herrera
American actress
Germán Herrera
Argentine footballer, born 1983

Notable Herreras come mostly from Argentina (13), the United States (6) and Guatemala (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Herrera

Herrera has the Soundex code H660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H660.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Herrera come from?: Herrera is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Herrera?: 192,711 people in the United States had the surname Herrera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,602 Americans. It ranked 129th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Herrera?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Herrera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Herrera?: Helenio Herrera, Argentine-French football player and manager (1910-1997), followed by Kristin Herrera.
Where is the surname Herrera most common?: Wikidata records people named Herrera in Argentina, the United States and Guatemala and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Herrera getting more or less common?: More common. 140,786 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 192,711 in 2010, up 37%.