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

Cedor, 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 Cedor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cedor in America

Cedor is the 125282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cedor surname appeared 137 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 Cedor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cedor 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 Cedor

The surname Cedor has its origins in Portugal, emerging during the medieval period around the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "caedor," which means "fallen" or "descended." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who had fallen from grace or had a humble background.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Cedor surname can be found in the "Inquirições de D. Afonso III," a 13th-century legal document that recorded information about land ownership and taxation in Portugal. This document mentions a certain "Pedro Cedor" who owned land in the region of Beira Baixa.

In the 15th century, the Cedor name appears in the historical records of the Portuguese town of Évora. A prominent figure bearing this surname was João Cedor, a renowned architect who contributed to the construction of the iconic Évora Cathedral between 1480 and 1510.

During the Age of Exploration, the Cedor name spread beyond Portugal's borders as Portuguese explorers and settlers ventured to new lands. One notable figure was Gaspar Cedor, a navigator and explorer who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his famous circumnavigation of the globe in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the Cedor family established itself in Brazil, where they played a significant role in the colonial administration and economy. António Cedor, born in 1625, was a prominent landowner and sugar plantation owner in the state of Pernambuco.

Moving forward to the 19th century, the Cedor name gained further recognition through the literary works of renowned Portuguese writer Almeida Garrett. His novel "O Arco de Sant'Ana" featured a character named Bernardo Cedor, a wealthy merchant from Lisbon.

Throughout its history, the Cedor surname has also been associated with various place names in Portugal, such as Cedor da Beira, a small village in the central region of the country, and Quinta do Cedor, an estate located near the city of Évora.

Other notable individuals bearing the Cedor surname include Manuel Cedor (1790-1862), a Portuguese military officer who fought in the Peninsular War against Napoleon's forces, and Júlia Cedor (1866-1940), a celebrated Portuguese actress and stage performer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cedor

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

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 Cedor 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 Cedor 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 Cedor was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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