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

Huertero, 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 Huertero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Huertero in America

Huertero is the 61297th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Huertero surname appeared 328 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 Huertero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Huertero 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 Huertero

The surname HUERTERO is of Spanish origin, with its roots tracing back to the medieval era on the Iberian Peninsula. This patronymic name is derived from the Spanish word "huertero," which translates to "gardener" or "orchard worker."

The earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in various historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries in regions like Andalusia and Murcia, where agriculture and horticulture played a significant role in the local economy. The name likely originated as a occupational designation for individuals involved in cultivating and maintaining vegetable gardens or fruit orchards.

In the 15th century, records indicate the presence of HUERTERO families in the city of Seville, with notable individuals such as Juan HUERTERO, a renowned horticulturist who authored a treatise on gardening techniques in 1476. Similarly, in the 16th century, the name appears in municipal archives from the town of Córdoba, where a certain Rodrigo HUERTERO was recognized for his expertise in citrus cultivation.

As the Spanish Empire expanded its influence across the globe, the HUERTERO surname traveled with settlers and colonists to the Americas and other territories. In the 17th century, Pedro HUERTERO, a prominent landowner from Extremadura, established a successful agricultural estate in present-day Mexico, contributing to the dissemination of the name in the New World.

The 18th century saw the rise of several HUERTERO families in various parts of Spain, including Catalonia and Valencia. One notable figure was María HUERTERO, a skilled horticulturist renowned for her pioneering work in developing new varieties of fruit trees, which earned her recognition from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Madrid in 1782.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the HUERTERO surname continued to be associated with agricultural and horticultural endeavors in both Spain and Latin American countries. José HUERTERO (1824-1901), a renowned botanist from Galicia, made significant contributions to the study of native plant species, while Emilio HUERTERO (1875-1947) gained fame as a visionary landscape architect in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Huertero

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

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

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