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

Seron, 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 Seron surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Seron in America

Seron is the 118853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Seron surname appeared 146 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 Seron.

We can also compare 2010 data for Seron 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 Seron

The surname SERON has its origins in the region of Aragon, in northeastern Spain. It is believed to have emerged during the 12th century, derived from the Latin word "serenus," meaning calm or serene. This could suggest that the name initially referred to someone with a composed or tranquil demeanor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SERON surname can be found in the Archivo Historico Nacional, a Spanish national archive, where a document from 1278 mentions a certain Juan Seron residing in the town of Calatayud, near Zaragoza. This provides evidence that the name was already established in the region by the late 13th century.

The SERON surname also appears in various medieval records from the Kingdom of Aragon, including land grants, tax rolls, and legal documents. For instance, a 1342 land registry from the village of Almunia de Doña Godina lists a Pedro Seron as a property owner.

During the 15th century, the SERON name gained prominence with the birth of Juan Seron (c. 1420-1495), a renowned scholar and theologian from the city of Teruel. He authored several influential works on Catholic doctrine and served as a professor at the University of Salamanca.

Another notable bearer of the SERON surname was Diego Seron (c. 1580-1638), a Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in several expeditions to the Americas. He is credited with charting portions of the Pacific coast of what is now Mexico and California.

In the 17th century, the SERON name appears in records from the town of Montalbán, where a family of weavers and textile merchants bearing the surname resided. One of their descendants, Juana Seron (1655-1718), achieved recognition for her intricate tapestries, which were commissioned by various nobility and religious institutions.

As the SERON name spread throughout Spain and its territories, it also adopted regional variations in spelling, such as Serón, Serone, and Seroni. Some of these variants can be found in historical documents from Spanish colonies in the Americas, particularly in Mexico and Peru.

While the SERON surname has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula, it has since become more widely dispersed due to migration and cultural exchange. However, its origins can be traced back to the medieval Kingdom of Aragon, where it first emerged as a distinctive family name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Seron

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

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

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