Explore the Family Name Ferreiro

The meaning of Ferreiro

Galician and Portuguese: occupational name for a smith or worker in iron. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Juan, Julio, Luis, Alberto, Jorge, Manuel, Amalia, Enrique, Raul, Vicente.

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How common is the last name Ferreiro in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ferreiro saw a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ferreiro ranked 31,986 in popularity with 681 individuals bearing this surname. However, by 2010, it had dropped to rank 37,229 with only 599 individuals carrying the name Ferreiro, marking a decrease of 16.39% in ranking and a 12.04% reduction in count. Correspondingly, the proportion of people with the Ferreiro surname per 100,000 also fell from 0.25 to 0.2, representing a 20% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,986	#37,229	-16.39%
Count	681	599	-12.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.2	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ferreiro

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Ferreiro surname is predominantly associated with the Hispanic ethnicity. In 2000, 77.53% of those with the Ferreiro surname identified as Hispanic. By 2010, this percentage had increased to 84.97%, indicating a growth of 9.6%. In contrast, the percentage of those who identified as White decreased from 19.97% in 2000 to 13.86% in 2010, a drop of 30.6%. In both the 2000 and 2010 census, there were no reports of individuals with the Ferreiro surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The category of "two or more races" was represented in 2000 with 2.06%, but was not present in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	77.53%	84.97%	9.6%
White	19.97%	13.86%	-30.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.06%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%