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

Huerta, 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 Huerta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Huerta in America

Huerta is the 735th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Huerta surname appeared 47,455 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 16 people would have the surname Huerta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Huerta 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 Huerta

The surname Huerta originated in Spain. It is derived from the Spanish word "huerta," which means "orchard" or "garden." The name likely arose as a descriptive term for someone who lived near or worked in an orchard or garden.

In its earliest recorded use, the name Huerta can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Spain, particularly in the areas of Castile and Aragon. It was often associated with farming communities and agricultural occupations.

One of the earliest known records of the surname Huerta can be found in the "Repartimiento de Jerez de la Frontera" (Distribution of Jerez de la Frontera), a 13th-century document that recorded the distribution of land and properties in the city of Jerez de la Frontera after its conquest by the Christian forces in 1264.

The name Huerta has also appeared in various historical documents and records throughout the centuries. For example, in the 15th century, there is a record of a person named Juan de la Huerta who was involved in the conquest of the Canary Islands.

Historically, the surname Huerta has been associated with several notable individuals. One of the earliest recorded was Jerónimo de la Huerta (c. 1573-1643), a Spanish playwright and poet known for his works in the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

Another prominent figure was Vicente de la Huerta (1734-1787), a Spanish neoclassical poet and literary critic who played a significant role in the development of Spanish literature during the 18th century.

In the 19th century, Adolfo de la Huerta (1881-1955) was a Mexican military officer and politician who served as the 35th President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924.

More recently, the name Huerta has been associated with individuals such as Dolores Huerta (born 1930), a renowned American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW) union.

Additionally, Victor Huerta (1935-2020) was a prominent Mexican-American artist known for his vibrant and colorful paintings depicting everyday life and cultural traditions in the American Southwest.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Huerta

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

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

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