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

Terron, 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 Terron surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Terron in America

Terron is the 56073rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Terron surname appeared 365 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 Terron.

We can also compare 2010 data for Terron 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 Terron

The surname Terron is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "terrón," which means a clod of earth or a lump of soil. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with someone who worked the land or lived in a rural area.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Terron can be traced back to the late 13th and early 14th centuries in various regions of Spain, including Castile, Aragon, and Andalusia. Some of the earliest documented individuals with this surname include Juan Terron, a landowner mentioned in a deed from the city of Seville in 1295, and Pedro Terron, a farmer from the village of Almonacid de la Sierra, whose name appears in a tax record from 1327.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the name Terron began to spread beyond Spain as a result of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Some notable individuals from this period include Hernán Terron, a Spanish conquistador who took part in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s, and Alonso Terron, a settler who established one of the first Spanish communities in present-day Venezuela in the 1560s.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Terron surname can be found in various historical records from different parts of the Spanish Empire, including Mexico, Peru, and the Philippines. One notable figure from this time was Diego Terron, a Spanish missionary who worked among the indigenous populations of California in the late 18th century.

As the centuries passed, the Terron surname continued to spread across the globe, with many individuals bearing this name leaving their mark in various fields. For example, Juan Terron was a renowned Spanish painter who lived in the late 19th century and whose works can be found in several museums in Spain and abroad. Another notable individual was Enrique Terron, a Mexican writer and journalist who was active in the early 20th century and contributed to the development of modern Mexican literature.

Other notable individuals with the surname Terron include Jesús Terron, a Spanish politician and trade unionist who played a significant role in the labor movement during the late 20th century, and María Terron, a contemporary Spanish author and journalist known for her works on social and cultural issues.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Terron

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

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

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