as a Last Name
- 133,941
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Herrera
Meaning & Origins
Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic): habitational name from villages so called in the provinces of Seville and Badajoz, from a word meaning ‘iron smithy’, ‘blacksmith's forge’ (a derivative of hierro ‘iron’, Latin ferrum).
| 224th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 133,941
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Herrera per capita
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