Explore the Family Name Hierro

The meaning of Hierro

Spanish: from hierro ‘iron’ (from Latin ferrum), used as a nickname denoting someone who was strong or as a metonymic occupational name for someone who produced or worked iron; or a habitational name from a place called Hierro in Burgos province or from the Isla del Hierro, one of the Canary Islands. Compare Del Hierro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hierro has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hierro ranked 53,782 in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had jumped to 43,369 - an improvement of over 19%. The actual count of people with the Hierro surname increased from 360 to 498 during this period, marking a notable growth of 38.33%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Hierro per 100,000 population also rose from 0.13 to 0.17, representing a 30.77% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,782	#43,369	19.36%
Count	360	498	38.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.17	30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hierro

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Hierro surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 85.28% to 89.36%, a rise of 4.78%. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as White decreased significantly, falling by 36.33% from 11.67% to 7.43%. There was also a slight increase in those of Asian/Pacific Islander heritage, which went up by 3.61% to reach 2.01%. No changes were observed in the proportions of those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	85.28%	89.36%	4.78%
White	11.67%	7.43%	-36.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.94%	2.01%	3.61%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%