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

Cherilus, 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 Cherilus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cherilus in America

Cherilus is the 60505th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cherilus surname appeared 333 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 Cherilus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cherilus 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 Cherilus

The surname Cherilus dates back to ancient Rome and is derived from the Latin word "cerilus," which means "cherry-red." This name likely originated as a nickname for someone with reddish hair or a ruddy complexion.

The earliest known record of the Cherilus name comes from a 2nd-century Roman census, which listed a family with this surname living in the area now known as modern-day Italy. Over the centuries, the name spread throughout the Roman Empire and evolved through various spellings, such as "Cerylus" and "Cherilos."

In the Middle Ages, the Cherilus name appeared in several monastic records and chronicles, indicating that some individuals bearing this name had joined religious orders. For instance, a monk named Frater Cherilus is mentioned in a 12th-century manuscript from a monastery in southern France.

One of the earliest notable figures with the Cherilus surname was Petrus Cherilus, a 13th-century scholar and scribe who worked in the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. Petrus was born in 1205 and is credited with transcribing several important philosophical and scientific texts during his lifetime.

During the Renaissance, the Cherilus name gained prominence in Italy, where several members of the family achieved success in various fields. Giacomo Cherilus (1425-1498) was a renowned painter and architect who worked on several notable buildings in Florence and Rome. His contemporary, Giovanni Cherilus (1430-1506), was a respected humanist scholar and translator who helped popularize the works of ancient Greek philosophers in Italy.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Cherilus family settled in Spain, where they adopted the spelling "Querilus." One notable member of this branch was Don Rodrigo Querilus (1620-1687), a military commander who fought in the Spanish War of Succession.

Over the centuries, the Cherilus name has continued to appear in various regions of Europe, with individuals bearing this surname making contributions in fields ranging from academia to the arts and military service.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cherilus

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

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

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