Find out how popular the last name Cassida is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cassida.

Cassida, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cassida surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cassida in America

Cassida is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cassida surname appeared 156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cassida.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cassida to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cassida

The surname "CASSIDA" is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin word "cassida," which means "helmet" or "head covering." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with someone who made or wore helmets, possibly a soldier or armorer.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various Spanish records, often spelled as "Cassida" or "Cassidas." One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in a document from the Aragonese town of Teruel, dated 1247, which mentions a certain "Juan Cassida."

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the name spread across the Iberian Peninsula and into other parts of Europe, with variations in spelling such as "Cassida," "Cassidà," and "Cassidas." Notable individuals with this surname include Gonzalo Cassida, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

In the 17th century, the name made its way to the Americas, with some of the earliest recorded instances being in colonial Mexico. One of the most prominent figures with this surname was Juan Cassida de Velasco, a Spanish-Mexican settler who established a hacienda in the region of Nuevo León in the mid-1600s.

In the 19th century, the name appeared in various parts of Europe and the Americas, with individuals such as Pedro Cassida, a Spanish painter born in Andalusia in 1832, and Lucía Cassida, a Chilean writer and feminist activist born in 1865.

Another notable figure was Miguel Cassida, a Mexican revolutionary and military leader who fought alongside Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. He was born in 1879 and played a significant role in several battles against the federal forces.

While the surname "CASSIDA" is not among the most common in the world today, it has a rich history dating back to medieval Spain and has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, including explorers, artists, writers, and military leaders.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cassida

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cassida.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cassida was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cassida has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cassida was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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