The Escalera surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,616 people carried this name — #5,271 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,600 people counted. That is up 37% from 4,822 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 2,465 people named Escalera live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Escalera.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Aveyron.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Escalera live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Escalera,
with a public archive behind them.
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José Nicolás de la Escalera 1734–1804 · painter -
Evaristo Escalera 1833–1896 · writer -
Mercedes de la Escalera 1856–1956 · philanthropist -
José Nicolás de la Escalera 1734–1804 · painter
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Pío Escalera 1857–1941 · painter
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Katia Escalera 1901– · opera singer
Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Escalera,
in the records of 3 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States170 records
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 111
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 28
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 20
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Jesus EscaleraBorn 1923 in Texas. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Sam Houston; farmer from Atascosa County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. war memorial War record Richard Medina EscaleraBorn 1948; from Los Angeles, California. U.S. Army, medical laboratory specialist; died in an accident 1970 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.
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Example: U.S. burial record, 1864 Burial record Jose Raul EscaleraU.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1984; buried at Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Puerto Rico.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Showing 3 of 170 records for Escalera in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).
France7 records
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Joachin EscaleraBorn 1920 in Paulhan; died 1974 in Lézignan-la-Cèbe (Hérault).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Pablo EscaleraBorn 1912 in Spain; died 1992 in Bordeaux (Gironde).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Pierre Denis EscaleraBorn 1931 in Cransac (Aveyron); died 1983 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
Showing 3 of 7 records for Escalera in France.
Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).
Netherlands1 record
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Example: civil register, 1880 Death record Dorotheo EscaleraDied 1812 in Maastricht, aged 24.
Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Escalera.
- Ertle 741 · U.S. census
- Ertz 642 · U.S. census
- Ervin 25,698 · U.S. census
- Erwin 22,496 · U.S. census
- Escala 295 · U.S. census
- Escalante 20,626 · U.S. census
- Escalon 577 · U.S. census
- Escalona 3,055 · U.S. census
- Escamilla 20,958 · U.S. census
- Escandell 160 · U.S. census
- Escartin 161 · U.S. census
- Esch 3,179 · U.S. census
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