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    The surname Herrero

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,093 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H660

    Herrero: #23,300 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Herrero #23,300, 1,093 people Herrero: #23,300 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Herrero #23,300, 1,093 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Herrero is more common than 85.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Herrero.

    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 1,093 people named Herrero in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282,475 Americans. That is down 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,158.

    #23,300
    rank among US surnames
    1,093
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #21,124)

    Who is named Herrero

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

    75% of people named Herrero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75%
    • White (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 8.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Herreros

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Daniela Herrero
      Argentinian singer and actress, born 1985

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Herrero

    Herrero 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 Herrero come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Herrero.
    How common is the surname Herrero?
    1,093 people in the United States had the surname Herrero in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,475 Americans. It ranked 23,300th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Herrero?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Herrero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Herrero?
    Daniela Herrero, Argentinian singer and actress.
    Where is the surname Herrero most common?
    Wikidata records people named Herrero in Argentina.
    Is the surname Herrero getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,093 in 2010, down 5.6%.