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

Terrasas, 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 Terrasas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Terrasas in America

Terrasas is the 95545th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Terrasas surname appeared 191 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 Terrasas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Terrasas 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 Terrasas

The surname Terrasas originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish words "tierra" meaning land or earth, and "asas" meaning handles. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked with land or soil, perhaps a farmer or agricultural worker.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Terrasas can be found in the Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid, a collection of historical records from the Spanish royal court, dated to the 14th century. This document mentions a certain Juan Terrasas, believed to be a landowner or nobleman from the region of Castile.

The name Terrasas is also thought to have ties to the town of Terrassa, located near Barcelona in the Catalonia region of Spain. Some records from the 15th century indicate that there were families bearing the name Terrasas living in and around this area.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Terrasas was Diego Terrasas, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. Diego Terrasas was born around 1490 and is said to have played a role in the fall of the Aztec Empire.

Another prominent individual with this last name was Juan Terrasas y Guzmán, a Spanish nobleman and military commander who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was involved in various conflicts and campaigns during the Spanish Empire's expansion in the Americas.

In the 18th century, there was a Pedro Terrasas, a Spanish priest and philosopher who wrote extensively on theological and philosophical topics. He was born in 1712 and his works were widely read and influential in his time.

As the name Terrasas spread throughout Spain and its colonies, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Terrassa, Terrasa, and Terraças. However, the original form of Terrasas remained the most common spelling.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Terrasas

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

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

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