The Iglesias surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,546 people carried this name — #3,387 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,900 people counted. That is up 32% from 7,975 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Iglesias surname
Literally, “churches”.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Iglesias» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 23,405 people named Iglesias 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 625 people named Iglesias.
250 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Gironde.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
613 people named Iglesias live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In the Nordic population registers
22 people named Iglesias is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Iglesias in American newspapers,
1876–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 86,229 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Iglesias,
with a public archive behind them.
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Luis Iglesias González 1767–1834 · religious -
Bernardo Iglesias 1815–1882 · politician -
Joaquín Iglesias Pino de Arce 1822–1888 · military personnel -
Francisco María Iglesias Llorente 1825–1903 · politician -
Miguel Iglesias 1830–1909 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 184 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Iglesias.
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