Contreras

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Contreras is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname530K records spelled Contreras15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ecuador, Philippines, Costa Rica

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Contrera-S, Contreras', Čöntrerâs, Cōntrêrãs, Çõntrêrãs

• a separate surname75K records spelled Contreras4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ecuador, Spain, United Kingdom

  Also written Contrera-S, Contre-Ras

• Catalan surname60K records spelled Contreras8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, France, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Catalan, French

  Also written Contréras, Contrerãs, Côntrêrâs, Cöntrëräs, Contrëras

• Portuguese surname36K records spelled Contreras31 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Peru, Spain

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Contrerás, Çontreras, Cóntrérás, Cöntreras, Cöntreräs

• Lao surname15K records spelled Contreras11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, United States, Thailand, Chile

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Cóntrérás, Cöntrëräs, Cöntreras, กอนเตรรัส, Contrerás

• Danish surname2.4K records spelled Contreras6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Denmark, Spain, Norway

  Languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

  Also written Çôntrěraš

• Russian surname2.1K records spelled Contreras9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Peru, Russia

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Контрерас, Kontreras, Кантрэрас

62 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Contreras is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Filipino, a surname from Spanish, principally found in Batangas, Bulacan and Quezon

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Cebuano, a surname from Spanish, the 287th most common in the Philippines

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, second-person singular future of contrer

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

EC INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) — 125 years between 1900–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Pedro de Alvaradob. 1486ESnot in their usual nameSpanish conquistador, explorer and condottiero
• Eleazar López Contrerasb. 1883VEPresident of Venezuela (1935–1941)
• Ramón Rivasb. 1966USnot in their usual namePuerto Rican basketball player (born 1966)
• Pedro Contrerasb. 1972ESSpanish footballer
• Pablo Contrerasb. 1978CLChilean footballer
• Maricona Contrerasb. 1981MXMexican “Actress” (born 1971)
• Kokeb. 1983ESnot in their usual nameSpanish footballer (born 1983)
• Ana Brenda Contrerasb. 1986MXMexican actress and singer
• Willson Contrerasb. 1992VEVenezuelan professional baseball catcher
• Anthony Contrerasb. 2000CRCosta Rican footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 179 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Contreras?

We estimate roughly 272 thousand people bear Contreras (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Contreras have the most bearers?

Contreras is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled contreras.

How common is Contreras compared with other names?

In Mexico, Contreras is the 47th most common surname of 198,716 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Contreras mean?

Recorded meaning: province of Burgos. The placename is derived from LL contraria surrounding area, region (from the prep, contra opposite, against, hard by).