Figueroa
Figueroa is a Spanish surname of Galician origin.Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 21.4% of all known bearers of the surname Figueroa were residents of Mexico, 11.5% of the United States, 11.0% of Argentina, 9.5% of Chile, 8.6% of Venezuela, 6.8% of Colombia, 4.5% of Peru, 4.4% of Honduras, 3.2% of Guatemala, 3.1% of Ecuador, 2.5% of the Philippines, 2.2% of El Salvador, 1.9% of the Dominican Republic, 1.7% of Puerto Rico, 1.6% of Spain, 1.5% of Cuba and 1.1% of Nicaragua.
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following autonomous communities:
- 1. Galicia
- 2. Canary Islands
- 3. Ceuta
- 4. Community of Madrid
- 5. Andalusia
In Chile, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:
- 1. Bío Bío Region
- 2. Valparaíso Region
- 3. Araucanía Region
People
People with the name include:
- Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones, Spanish politician, Prime Minister
- Archbishop Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, Peruvian archbishop
- Barbara Figueroa, American chef
- Don Figueroa, US comic book artist
- Ed Figueroa, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Elías Figueroa, Chilean football player
- Emiliano Figueroa, President of Chile 1925–1927
- Enrique “Quique” Figueroa, Puerto Rican regatta sailor
- Federico Brito Figueroa, Venezuelan historian and anthropologist
- Fernando Figueroa, President of El Salvador 1907–1911
- Francisco de Figueroa, several people
- Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, Uruguayan poet
- Francisco García de la Rosa Figueroa, Mexican monk
- Frank Figueroa, agent of the US Department of Homeland Security, pleaded guilty to exposing himself
- Gabriel Figueroa, Mexican cinematographer
- Germán Figueroa, Puerto Rican professional wrestler
- Hernán Figueroa, Chilean decathlete
- Jasmin Figueroa, Filipina Olympic archer
- Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera , Spanish professional football player
- John Figueroa, Jamaican poet and educator
- Jonathan Figueroa,, US professional wrestler
- José Figueroa General and the Mexican territorial Governor of Alta California
- José Figueroa Alcorta, President of Argentina 1906–1910
- Juan Figueroa, president of Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut
- LaToyia Figueroa, US woman who disappeared and was found murdered in 2005
- Liz Figueroa, US politician, California state senator
- Luciano Gabriel “Lucho” Figueroa, Argentine football player
- Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer
- Miguel Figueroa, head of the Communist Party of Canada
- Miguel Figueroa , Puerto Rican deportist
- Narciso Figueroa, Puerto Rican danza musician and composer
- Orlando Figueroa , Puerto Rican engineer who became head of NASA Mars Exploration
- Óscar Figueroa , Colombian weightlifter and silver medalist
- Pedro de Castro y Figueroa, Spanish viceroy of New Spain 1740–1741
- Ramón Báez Figueroa, Dominican banker, accused of bank fraud in 2003
- Luis de Guzmán y Figueroa, Spanish soldier and colonial governor of New Mexico from 1647 to 1649
- Sammy Figueroa, US percussionist
- Sotero Figueroa, journalist, dramatist, speaker and author
- Talyn Rahman-Figueroa, Diplomatic Director and novelist
