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

Kercado, 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 Kercado surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kercado in America

Kercado is the 88020th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kercado surname appeared 211 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 Kercado.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kercado 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 Kercado

The surname KERCADO is of Breton origin, tracing its roots back to the northwestern region of France known as Brittany. It is believed to have emerged during the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.

KERCADO is derived from the Breton words "ker" meaning "home" or "village" and "cado" meaning "battle" or "combat". This suggests that the name may have originated from a particular village or settlement associated with a historical conflict or battle.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KERCADO surname can be found in the "Cartulaire de Quimperlé," a medieval cartulary (a collection of charters and records) from the Benedictine abbey in Quimperlé, Brittany. This document, dated around the 14th century, mentions a person named "Yvon de Kercado."

Another early reference to the KERCADO name appears in the "Réformation de la Noblesse de Bretagne," a document from the late 16th century that recorded the nobility of Brittany. This register includes several individuals with the surname KERCADO, indicating their noble status at the time.

One notable figure bearing the KERCADO surname was Hervé de Kercado (born c. 1550, died c. 1620), a Breton nobleman and military commander who served under King Henry IV of France during the French Wars of Religion.

In the 17th century, Jean-Baptiste de Kercado (born c. 1630, died c. 1695) was a prominent Breton lawyer and legal scholar who authored several treatises on the customary laws of Brittany.

The KERCADO surname is also associated with the place name "Kercado," a village located in the commune of Locmaria-Berrien, in the Finistère department of Brittany. This village likely served as the ancestral home or origin of the surname.

Another individual of note was Yves-Marie de Kercado (born c. 1710, died c. 1785), a Breton clergyman who served as the Bishop of Tréguier from 1758 until his death.

In the 19th century, Armand-Marie de Kercado (born 1810, died 1892) was a French naval officer and explorer who participated in several maritime expeditions to the Pacific and Antarctic regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kercado

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

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

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