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

Fierros, 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 Fierros surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fierros in America

Fierros is the 11448th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fierros surname appeared 2,751 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Fierros.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fierros 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 Fierros

The surname Fierros has its origins in Spain and dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "fierro," meaning iron or ironworker. This suggests that the name was originally an occupational surname given to those who worked with iron, such as blacksmiths or ironmongers.

The earliest recorded use of the name Fierros can be found in the parish records of Seville, Spain, in the year 1587. The name was also present in the historic city of Málaga, where it is believed to have originated from the Andalusian region of southern Spain.

One of the earliest known individuals bearing the surname Fierros was Juan Fierros, a blacksmith from the town of Antequera, near Málaga, who lived in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Pedro Fierros, a soldier who participated in the Spanish conquest of the Americas in the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, the Fierros name appeared in various colonial records from Spanish settlements in the Americas, particularly in Mexico and parts of South America. For example, Juana Fierros was a landowner in the region of New Spain (present-day Mexico) in the 1750s.

During the 19th century, the Fierros surname gained prominence in various parts of Latin America, including Chile and Argentina. One notable individual was Manuel Fierros, a Chilean politician and lawyer who lived from 1825 to 1892 and served as a member of the Chilean Congress.

Another notable bearer of the Fierros name was Mariano Fierros, an Argentine military officer who fought in the War of Independence against Spain in the early 19th century. He was born in 1790 and played a significant role in the battles for Argentine independence.

As the Fierros name spread across Spanish-speaking regions, it also appeared in various place names and geographical locations. For instance, there is a town called Fierros in the Mexican state of Coahuila, and a rural area named Campo Fierros in the Argentine province of Córdoba.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fierros

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

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

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