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

Huereca, 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 Huereca surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Huereca in America

Huereca is the 58337th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Huereca surname appeared 348 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 Huereca.

We can also compare 2010 data for Huereca 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 Huereca

The surname HUERECA is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the Basque region of Spain, where it may have been derived from the Basque word "ura" meaning water, and "eka" meaning place or location, possibly referring to a place near a body of water.

In the early 16th century, there are records of the HUERECA name appearing in documents from the kingdom of Navarre, which at the time included parts of present-day Spain and France. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Juan de HUERECA, a merchant who lived in the town of Pamplona in the 1520s.

The HUERECA surname is also found in some of the earliest Spanish colonial records from the Americas, suggesting that individuals with this name were among the first waves of Spanish settlers to the New World. For example, a Pedro HUERECA is listed as a resident of the city of Santo Domingo in the Spanish colony of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic) in a census from 1586.

Throughout the centuries, the HUERECA name has been associated with various notable individuals. One such figure was Miguel HUERECA (1640-1701), a Franciscan friar who served as a missionary in what is now Texas and played a role in establishing some of the earliest Spanish missions in the region.

In the 19th century, José María HUERECA (1792-1867) was a prominent Mexican politician and military leader who served as the governor of the state of Nuevo León. He was a key figure during the Mexican-American War and the Reform War.

Another notable bearer of the HUERECA surname was Margarita HUERECA (1876-1954), a Spanish painter and sculptor who was part of the Modernist movement in early 20th century Spain. Her works are held in several major art museums in Spain and abroad.

During the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, General Antonio HUERECA (1888-1963) was a high-ranking officer in the Republican forces. He led the defense of Madrid against the Nationalist forces and was later captured and imprisoned until the end of the war.

While the HUERECA surname is most commonly associated with Spain and Latin America, it has also been found in other parts of the world, likely due to migration patterns over the centuries. However, its origins and earliest known bearers can be traced back to the Basque region of Spain and the 16th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Huereca

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

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

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