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

Ceja, 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 Ceja surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ceja in America

Ceja is the 2078th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ceja surname appeared 17,423 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 people would have the surname Ceja.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ceja 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 Ceja

The surname CEJA originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish word "ceja," which means "eyebrow." This name was likely given as a descriptive nickname to someone with prominent or distinctive eyebrows.

The earliest known records of the CEJA surname date back to the 13th century in the region of Castile, Spain. One of the earliest documented instances of the name is found in the medieval records of the city of Burgos, where a person named Pedro CEJA is mentioned in a land transaction in the year 1289.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the CEJA surname began to spread to other parts of Spain, particularly in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura. In these areas, the name was sometimes spelled as "Cexas" or "Cejas," reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling.

One notable historical figure with the CEJA surname was Juan CEJA, a Spanish soldier who fought in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century. He was born in Seville around 1460 and participated in the expeditions led by Juan Rejón and Alonso Fernández de Lugo.

In the 16th century, the CEJA surname made its way to the Americas during the Spanish colonization of the New World. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the Americas is that of Diego CEJA, a Spanish settler who established a farm in the Venezuelan city of Barquisimeto in the 1540s.

Another prominent individual with the CEJA surname was Francisca CEJA, a Spanish nun and mystic who lived in the 17th century. She was born in Seville in 1616 and entered the Convent of Santa María de Gracia, where she gained a reputation for her spiritual visions and writings.

In the 18th century, the CEJA surname was found in various parts of the Spanish Empire, including Mexico and Peru. One notable figure from this period was Pedro CEJA, a Mexican architect who designed several churches and public buildings in the city of Puebla between 1730 and 1760.

As the CEJA surname spread across different regions and countries, it underwent various spelling variations, such as "Ceja," "Cejas," "Cexas," and "Sejas." However, the original Spanish spelling of "CEJA" remained the most common form throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ceja

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

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

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