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

Fercho, 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 Fercho surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fercho in America

Fercho is the 86314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fercho surname appeared 216 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 Fercho.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fercho 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 Fercho

The surname Fercho has its origins in Spain, with records indicating its presence as early as the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old Spanish word "fercho," which means "fierce" or "bold," suggesting that the name may have initially been a descriptive nickname given to someone who exhibited these qualities.

One of the earliest known references to the Fercho name can be found in the medieval document "Libro de la Nobleza y Blasón de España" (Book of Nobility and Heraldry of Spain), which dates back to the late 13th century. This document mentions a knight named Rodrigo Fercho, who fought in the Reconquista (the reconquest of Spain from the Moors) during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castile.

In the 15th century, a notable figure named Juan Fercho was recorded as a prominent landowner and local leader in the region of Andalusia, southern Spain. His descendants continued to use the Fercho surname, and some of them migrated to the Spanish colonies in the Americas during the 16th and 17th centuries.

The earliest known record of the Fercho surname in the Americas dates back to the late 16th century, when a man named Diego Fercho was listed as a settler in the city of Cartagena, in present-day Colombia. Another early bearer of the name was María Fercho, a Spanish colonist who arrived in Mexico in the early 17th century and settled in the state of Jalisco.

Throughout the centuries, several individuals with the Fercho surname have achieved notable accomplishments. One such person was Félix Fercho (1780-1856), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Peninsular War against the French Empire. Another notable figure was Catalina Fercho (1825-1898), an educator and philanthropist from Argentina who established several schools for underprivileged children in Buenos Aires.

In the 20th century, José Fercho (1910-1992) was a prominent artist from Spain, known for his vibrant paintings depicting scenes of rural life in his native Andalusia region. Additionally, María Luisa Fercho (1928-2018) was a respected author and literary critic from Mexico, recognized for her contributions to the study of Latin American literature.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fercho

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

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 Fercho 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 Fercho 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 Fercho was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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