Herrero surname: meaning, census count and records | FamilyCrests

The Herrero surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,158 people carried this name — #21,124 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 232,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 681 people named Herrero.

280 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Hérault.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 280
Hérault 71
Paris 29
Hauts-de-Seine 29
Gironde 26
Bouches-du-Rhône 19
Pyrénées-Orientales 16
Vaucluse 14
Haute-Garonne 14

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

176 people named Herrero live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 36
Geneva 29
Zurich 20
Fribourg 13
Aargau 12
Bern 11
Ticino 9
Zug 9

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

Who carried it

People named Herrero,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Casimiro Herrero Pérez
    Casimiro Herrero Pérez 1824–1886 · Catholic priest
  • Sabino Herrero Olea
    Sabino Herrero Olea 1831–1879 · lawyer
  • Policarpo Herrero Vázquez
    Policarpo Herrero Vázquez 1843–1929 · businessperson
  • Candelas Herrero del Corral
    Candelas Herrero del Corral 1865–1999 · politician
  • Melchora Herrero y Ayora
    Melchora Herrero y Ayora 1875–1933 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 175 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Herrero is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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