Find out how popular the last name Eras is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Eras.

Eras, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Eras surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eras in America

Eras is the 89069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eras surname appeared 208 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Eras.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eras to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Eras

The surname Eras is of Spanish origin, derived from the word "era," which means "threshing floor" or "area used for threshing grain." This name likely originated in the medieval period and was initially a occupational surname for someone who worked on a threshing floor or in a related agricultural profession.

The earliest recorded instances of the Eras surname can be traced back to the 15th century in various regions of Spain, including Castile, Aragon, and Andalusia. It is believed that the name may have initially been associated with specific locations or villages where threshing floors were prominent features.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, several notable individuals bore the Eras surname. One example is Juan de Eras, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s. Another is Pedro de Eras, a Spanish painter active in the late 16th century, known for his religious works in Seville.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas, the Eras surname traveled with settlers and colonists to various regions, including Mexico, Peru, and other parts of Latin America. Some prominent figures with this surname include:

1. José María Eras (1784-1848), a Peruvian military officer and politician who served as the 11th President of Peru from 1845 to 1848.
2. Gustavo Eras Muñoz (1885-1945), an Ecuadorian poet and diplomat, best known for his work "Canto a la Raza" (Song to the Race).
3. Esteban Eras (1897-1965), a Mexican novelist and short story writer, famous for his portrayal of rural life in Mexico.
4. María Eras (born 1942), a Spanish actress known for her roles in numerous films and television series.
5. Emilio Eras Herrera (1925-2001), a Panamanian politician and diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister of Panama from 1964 to 1968.

While the Eras surname has its roots in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly in Latin America, due to Spanish colonization and migration patterns.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eras

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Eras.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Eras was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Eras has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Eras was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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