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

Cepero, 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 Cepero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cepero in America

Cepero is the 21686th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cepero surname appeared 1,201 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 Cepero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cepero 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 Cepero

The surname Cepero has its origins in Spain, tracing back to the late 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "cepa," which means "trunk" or "stock" of a vine or tree. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked with vineyards or orchards.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Cepero surname is found in the Catastro de Ensenada, a census-like document from 1752 that recorded the population and wealth of Spain's territories. This document mentions a family with the surname Cepero residing in the region of Castilla-La Mancha.

In the 16th century, there are records of a Rodrigo Cepero who served as a royal scribe in the court of King Philip II of Spain. Rodrigo Cepero was born in 1545 and held his position until his death in 1612.

Another notable individual with the Cepero surname was Francisco Cepero, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Seville in 1783 and participated in the Battle of Bailén in 1808, where Spanish forces achieved a decisive victory against the French.

In the 19th century, José Cepero y Cepero was a Cuban writer and journalist who played a significant role in the struggle for Cuban independence. He was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1833 and was known for his anti-colonial writings and activism.

Miguel Cepero Bonilla, born in 1909 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, was a prominent politician and lawyer. He served as the President of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1953 to 1957 and played a crucial role in the island's political and legal affairs.

While the Cepero surname has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly Latin America and the Caribbean, due to Spanish colonization and migration patterns.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cepero

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

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

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