Surname Checker / Sierra
How Common Is the Last Name Sierra?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Sierra today
39,605
Ranked #973 of 162,254 published surnames · 12.13 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 35,770 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
7.23%
Black
0.74%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.64%
Hispanic
90.56%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.