Higueras (surname)

Higueras is a Spanish surname. It was first recorded in Galicia, the northwestern region of Spain.^[1] Although its etymology is uncertain, it is thought to be a variation of the Galician surname Figueroa.

Notable people with the surname are as follows:

• Antón Higueras de Santana (1557–1619), Spanish captain
• Fernando Higueras (1930–2008), Spanish architect
• Hugo Higueras (1910–date of death unknown), Peruvian fencer
• José Higueras (born 1953), Spanish tennis player and coach
• Marta Higueras (born 1964), Spanish jurist and politician
• Pablo Higueras (born 1967), Swiss football player

See also

• Figueroa
• Figueras (surname)