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

Serda, 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 Serda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Serda in America

Serda is the 31824th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Serda surname appeared 725 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 Serda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Serda 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 Serda

The surname SERDA is believed to have originated in the region of Lombardy, Italy during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Latin word "serra," meaning a mountain ridge or saw, suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a prominent ridge or mountainous area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SERDA can be found in a document from the 13th century, where it appears as "Serda da Montebello," indicating that a person with this surname hailed from the town of Montebello in the province of Pavia, Lombardy.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Guglielmo SERDA (1310-1378) was a renowned architect and sculptor who worked on several important projects in Milan, including the construction of the Duomo di Milano.

During the Renaissance period, the name SERDA gained further prominence with the birth of Girolamo SERDA (1456-1521), a humanist scholar and poet who was a member of the prestigious Accademia Pontaniana in Naples.

Another notable individual with the surname SERDA was Antonio SERDA (1602-1674), a Baroque painter from Milan who was known for his religious works and frescoes in various churches throughout northern Italy.

In the 18th century, the name SERDA appeared in connection with the Italian noble family of the same name, which had holdings in the regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. One member of this family, Count Carlo SERDA (1742-1815), was a prominent military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars.

Throughout its history, the surname SERDA has maintained a strong presence in northern Italy, particularly in the regions of Lombardy, Piedmont, and Emilia-Romagna, where it is still found today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Serda

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

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

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