as a Last Name
- 85,501
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Contreras
Meaning & Origins
Spanish: habitational name from Conteraras, a place in the province of Burgos. The place name is derived from Late Latin contraria ‘surrounding area’, ‘region’ (from the preposition contra ‘opposite’, ‘against’, ‘hard by’).
| 370th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 85,501
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Contreras per capita
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