Higueras (surname)

Higueras is a Spanish surname. It was first recorded in Galicia, the northwestern region of Spain. 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