Show ContentsHerreras Surname History

Early Origins of the Herreras family

The surname Herreras was first found in Castile, one of the most important Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Herreras family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Herreras research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1576, 1622, 1656 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Herreras History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Herreras Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Herrera, Herrero, Herreras, Herreros, Herrerías, Herrerias, Herrezuelo, Hierro, Ferrera, Ferrero, Ferreras, Ferreros, Ferreiro, Ferreira, Fierro, Ferruz, Deherrera and many more.

Early Notables of the Herreras family

Prominent among members of the family 14th century Castilian nobleman García de Herrera; 16th century mathematician and philosopher Gabriel Alonso de Herrera; Juan de Herrera, architect to King Philip II, who completed the magnificent El Escorial near Madrid; 16th century poet Fernando de Herrera; Francisco Herrera the Elder (1576-1656), a Spanish painter from Seville; Francisco Herrera the Younger (1622-1685), a Spanish painter and architect; 16th century painter Alonso de...
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United States Herreras migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Herreras Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Hernando de Herreras, who sailed to America in 1513
Herreras Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Hernando De Herreras, who landed in America in 1813 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Herreras (post 1700) +

  • Faye Herreras, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948 (alternate) 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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