Heras is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.
Variation of Harris. From Henry, through Harry, and thence Harrison. "It is in recent times only, that a Saxon Harris, equivalent to Harry's son, has been converted into the etymological mongrel of Fitz-Harris, which is almost as startling as Fitz-Harrison or Fitz-Thompson would be."
Heras is the form of the Harrie. A Scottish pronunciation of Harry.
The variant form of the Harris. The son of Harry, the English version of Henry meaning "home ruler".
Family name is a variant of the Harries. The son of Harry, the English version of Henry meaning "home ruler".
Surname Heras is variant of Harry. See Henry - A personal name of Norman importation, which has given birth in modified form to many surnames, including Henrison, Henson, Penry (ap -Henry) Harry, Parry (ap-Harry), Harris, Harrison, Hall (from Hal), Hallett, Halkett, Halse, Hawes, Hawkins, Hawkinson, Allkins, Haskins, and perhaps Alcock. Thus as Henry has given name to the most numerous group of English monarchs, so it has furnished surnames for a great number of their subjects
Harry was familiarly applied even to royal Henries.
Lastname Heras is form of Herries. A Norman race, probably from Heries in the arrondissement of Bayeux. They were settled in the South of Scotland, from the XII century and were, it is pretty certain, deduced from the Anglo-Norman family of Heriz, lords of Wiverton or Worton, county of Northampton. The elder line of Heriz or Herries ended in heirs female, in the XVI century and the title of Lord H. was carried by the eldest co-heiress to the Lords Maxwell.
How popular is Heras?
As per 2010 US census, number of Herass grew by 52.88 per cent to 1830 since 2000 and ranked 15889 after elevating 4689 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 91.91 | 91.06 |
| White | 6.07 | 6.6 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 1.58 | 2.17 |
| Black | 0.33 | 0 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Francisca Heras was 55 years old when she migrated to USA on November 3, 1858. She lived in Wurtemberg where she worked as farmer and took Bavaria from Havre. 7 years old Barbara Heras, Catharine Heras (33) Farmer, Gustav Heras, aged 23, are other Heras that migrated to US.
Heras Namesakes
- Henry Heras, Spanish Jesuit priest
- Roberto Heras, Spanish former professional road bicycle racer
- Juan Gregorio de las Heras, Argentine soldier
Heras Namesakes
- Henry Heras, Spanish Jesuit priest
- Roberto Heras, Spanish former professional road bicycle racer
- Juan Gregorio de las Heras, Argentine soldier