How common is the last name Herrera?

186,848 people in the United States have the last name Herrera, about 1 in 1,600. It ranks #131 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HERRERA

#131

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
186,848
About
1 in 1,600
This common or more
18.9%
Who bears it

Of the 186,848 people with the last name Herrera, 92.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% as White and 1.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Herrera

#129 Cole · 187,989#130 Castro · 187,649#132 Medina · 186,456#133 Hayes · 186,445

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Herrera, most common first.

#17,902 Herrero · 1,539#68,578 Herrerra · 309#94,713 Herreria · 207

Also a first name

As a first name, Herrera ranks #42,346 of 53,615, with 170 people. See Herrera as a first name

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