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

Ceresa, 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 Ceresa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ceresa in America

Ceresa is the 66931st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ceresa surname appeared 295 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 Ceresa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ceresa 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 Ceresa

The surname Ceresa has its origins in Italy, tracing back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "ceresa," meaning "cherry tree," indicating that the name possibly denoted someone who lived near or was associated with cherry orchards or worked with cherries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the 14th century in the town of Soncino, located in the province of Cremona, Lombardy region of northern Italy. The name appears in a registry of land ownership and taxation records from the year 1387, where a certain Giovanni Ceresa is listed as a landowner.

In the 15th century, the name Ceresa is mentioned in several historical documents from the city of Verona, in the Veneto region. One notable example is a legal document from 1472, which refers to a certain Bartolomeo Ceresa, a merchant and trader in the city.

The name Ceresa also has connections to the town of Ceresara, located in the province of Mantua, Lombardy region. It is speculated that the surname may have originated from this place name, as it was common practice during the Middle Ages for people to adopt surnames based on the places they were from or associated with.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Ceresa was Girolamo Ceresa, a renowned painter and architect who lived in the 16th century. Born in Verona in 1528, he gained acclaim for his works in various churches and buildings throughout northern Italy, including the Chiesa di San Giorgio in Verona and the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua.

Another notable figure was Giacomo Ceresa, a philosopher and mathematician born in Milan in 1620. He taught at the University of Pavia and was renowned for his contributions to the fields of logic and metaphysics, publishing several treatises on these subjects during his lifetime.

In the 18th century, there was a prominent Ceresa family based in the city of Brescia, in the Lombardy region. One member of this family, Giuseppe Ceresa (1735-1807), was a respected jurist and served as a judge in the local courts.

Throughout the centuries, the name Ceresa has also been associated with various noble families and landowners in different parts of northern Italy, particularly in the regions of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ceresa

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

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

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