Explore the Family Name Herro

The meaning of Herro

Spanish: habitational name from a place called Hierro in León, so named from hierro ‘iron’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Herro has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname rose from 44,738 to 44,356, reflecting a small popularity boost of 0.85%. In raw numbers, the count of individuals with the Herro surname increased from 452 to 485, marking a growth rate of 7.3% over the decade. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease from 0.17 to 0.16, indicating a relative drop in its popularity by -5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,738	#44,356	0.85%
Count	452	485	7.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Herro

In terms of ethnicity, based on Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a notable shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Herro between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 90.93% to 84.95%, a change of -6.58%. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 2.65% to 7.22%, representing a major rise of 172.45%. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased slightly, rising from 3.1% to 4.12%, a change of 32.9%. However, the percentage of those reporting to be of two or more races decreased from 3.1% to 2.06%, showing a decrease of -33.55%. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.93%	84.95%	-6.58%
Hispanic	2.65%	7.22%	172.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.1%	4.12%	32.9%
Two or More Races	3.1%	2.06%	-33.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%