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

Cerriteño, 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 Cerriteño surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cerriteño in America

Cerriteño is the 74826th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cerriteño surname appeared 258 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 Cerriteño.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cerriteño 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 Cerriteño

The surname CERRITENO originated in Spain during the 16th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "cerrito," which means a small hill or mound. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a small hill or came from a place with that geographic feature.

The earliest recorded instance of the CERRITENO surname dates back to 1564 in the town of Seville, Spain. A man named Juan Cerriteno is mentioned in church records from that year. Another early reference can be found in a land deed from 1587, where a woman named María Cerriteno is listed as a property owner in the village of Écija.

In the late 17th century, records show a family with the CERRITENO surname living in the town of Lebrija, near Seville. One member of this family, Diego Cerriteno (1648-1712), was a prominent local merchant and landowner. His son, Francisco Cerriteno (1679-1745), served as the mayor of Lebrija for several years.

During the 18th century, the CERRITENO surname spread to other parts of Spain, as well as to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. In 1756, a man named Pedro Cerriteno (1726-1798) emigrated from Spain to Mexico, where he established a successful cattle ranch near the town of Puebla.

Another notable figure with the CERRITENO surname was Juana Cerriteno (1801-1876), a Spanish poet and writer from the city of Córdoba. Her collection of poems, "Cantos del Alma" (Songs of the Soul), was published in 1845 and received critical acclaim.

In the 19th century, the CERRITENO surname appeared in various parts of Spanish-speaking Latin America, including Argentina, Chile, and Cuba. One famous bearer of the name was Andrés Cerriteno (1845-1921), a Cuban revolutionary who fought against Spanish colonial rule in the late 1800s.

As the CERRITENO surname spread across different regions, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Cerriteno, Cerriteno, Cerriteno, and Cerriteno. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained tied to the concept of a small hill or mound, reflecting the geographic roots of this Spanish surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cerriteño

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

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

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