Herrero Surname

6,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Herrero Surname Definition:

(Spanish) The worker in iron, a smith.

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Herrero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain61,3141:76373
Argentina8,3481:5,120564
Philippines2,7581:36,7075,648
France2,4001:27,6763,360
Mexico1,8671:66,4843,042
United States1,8541:195,50119,300
Brazil1,5551:137,6685,265
Cuba1,0871:10,600899
Puerto Rico9761:3,637289
Paraguay4021:18,002767
Dominican Republic4011:26,0171,610
Venezuela2851:105,9793,796
Chile2571:68,5472,829
Colombia1871:255,4765,440
Uruguay1841:18,6512,121
England1551:359,47125,733
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Costa Rica1481:32,298910
Switzerland1111:73,9908,709
Ecuador1091:145,9257,028
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Belgium741:155,36021,583
Panama741:52,8682,534
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Canada551:669,92054,285
Nicaragua551:109,4741,955
Peru481:662,16916,012
Andorra381:2,206416
Guam371:4,328556
Honduras331:267,1652,560
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Latvia171:120,59117,235
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Sweden151:656,45048,545
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Malta41:107,5681,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
China41:341,830,39216,990
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Herrerò (1) & Herréro (1) are calculated separately.

Herrero (61) may also be a first name.

Herrero Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish) The worker in iron, a smith.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Herrero Surname is a Spanish surname meaning 'smith'.

- vasquezcalvo

Herrero Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Herrero Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Herrero is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Herrerò or Herréro. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrero? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,609th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 85,284 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Herrero are found; 72 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,257,960th most common first name world-wide, held by 61 people.

Herrero is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 61,314 people, or 1 in 763. In Spain it is most numerous in: Castile and León, where 22 percent are found, Madrid, where 20 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 14 percent are found. Beside Spain Herrero is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

Herrero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herrero has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 14,262 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 15,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herrero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herrero surname are 40.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herrero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 97.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,200 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.95% more than the national average, earning R 494,160 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.07% more than the national average, earning $28,167,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $48,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herrerò951/
Herréro951/
Herreros9310,422/
Herreiro93209/
Herrerro9313/
Herrrero933/
Cherrero932/
Herretro931/
Heerrero931/
Herero92185/
Errero92144/
Herrreros881/
Herrerros881/
Cherreiro881/
Herrera861,957,986/
Gerrero861,651/
Erreiro8626/
Hererro8624/
Errerro8611/
Herraro865/
Harrero864/
Cherero863/
Hereros862/
Herroro861/
Hereroh861/
Hereiro861/
Horrero861/
Jerrero861/
Erreros861/
Aerrero861/
Erero83338/
Herreras802,535/
Herreira80973/
Herrerra80306/
Herrrera80260/
Harriero8096/
Gerreiro8047/
Herreara8024/
Herriera8020/
Herreera8017/
Herreraa8015/
Herreraz8015/
Kherrera807/
Herrerad807/
Jherrera806/
Heerrera806/
Cherrera806/
Herraera804/
Herrerah803/
Hherrera803/
Gerrerro803/
Haerrera802/
Hjerrera802/
Hererros802/
Hierrera801/
Geerrero801/
Herrerau801/
Herrerìa801/
Gerrrero801/
Errera772,765/
Gerero772,031/
Herera77921/
Jerero7730/
Ereros7721/
Arrero7717/
Ereiro7717/
Orrero779/
Heriro773/
Harero772/
Hirero772/
Erraro771/
Heraro771/
Horero771/
Herreiras7510/
D'Herrera752/
Herrerras751/
Earreiros751/
Cherrirou751/
Heherrera751/
Herrreira751/
Arriero712,659/
Hererra711,167/
Herrara71582/
Cheriro71487/
Cherera71402/
Erreira71128/
Etreros71124/
Harrera71114/
Jerrera71107/
Chirero7133/
Gerrera7125/
Herrira7125/
Horeroy7120/
Erreras7113/
Aerrera7110/
Etreroz7110/
Heerera718/
Harriro718/
Heriroh717/
Hereera717/
Herarra716/
Hereras715/
Horrera714/
Arreiro713/
Heriera713/
Heirera713/
Herrora713/
Herairo713/
Kherera712/
Earrera712/
Horeroh712/
Hesrera712/
Gerriro712/
Gereroy712/
Hirrera712/
Oereyro711/
Hehrera711/
Irriero711/
Errerra711/
Erreyra711/
Oereiro711/
Hérrera711/
Ierrera711/
Heuraro711/
Herréra711/
Hereraz711/
Eureiro711/
Erreraz711/
Arero673,855/
Orero673,297/
Cherirou67409/
Erera67127/
Irero67104/
Eriro6745/
Gerreira6720/
Eraro679/
Hererras675/
Erreiras675/
Jerreira675/
Harrirou675/
Chieriro674/
Cheryrod674/
Chierera671/
Herrarra671/
Harrerra671/
Ierreira671/
Yrero671/
Eerreira671/
Gerrirro670/

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