Sierra History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

Early Origins of the Sierra family

The surname Sierra was first found in Asturias and Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula.

Early History of the Sierra family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sierra research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1627, 1637, 1674, 1700, 1709, 1750, 1790, 1792, 1794, 1818 and 1831 are included under the topic Early Sierra History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sierra Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sierra, Siira, Siera, Siero, Sierra, de La Sierra, de Siira and many more.

Early Notables of the Sierra family

Prominent among members of the family

Francisco Pérez Sierra (1627-1709), a Neapolitan painter of Spanish origin

Sierra Ranking

In the United States, the name Sierra is the 1,780^th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Sierra is ranked the 3,656^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Sierra migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sierra Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Baltasar Sierra, who settled in West Indies in 1517
Manuel Sierra, setled in America in 1534
Pedro Sierra, settled in Cartagena in 1535
Ana Sierra, who settled in Guatemala in 1568
Antonio De Sierra, his wife and two children, who settled in New Spain in 1569
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sierra Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan DeLa Sierra, who landed in America in 1813 3
Juan Sierra, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
Baltasar Sierra, who arrived in America in 1817 3
Carlos Sierra, aged 17, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Carlos Sierra, who settled in New Orleans in 1829
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Sierra (post 1700) +

Joseph Sierra, American politician, U.S. Collector of Customs, 1854 4
Horacio Sierra, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2008 4
Nadine Sierra (b. 1988), American operatic soprano
Gregory Sierra (b. 1941), American actor
Pablo Sierra, Cuban-American artist
Javier Sierra Albert (b. 1971), Spanish New York Times Best Selling author, journalist and researcher
Gregorio Martínez Sierra (1881-1947), Spanish novelist
Humberto Briseño Sierra (1914-2003), Mexican lawyer
Santiago Vicente Feliú Sierra (1962-2014), Cuban singer and songwriter
Rubén Angel Sierra García (b. 1965), Puerto Rico-born retired Major League Baseball outfielder
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html