Explore the Family Name Cecere

The meaning of Cecere

Italian: from cecere ‘chickpea’ (from Latin cicer, ciceris), hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of chickpeas, or a nickname for a man with a growth or lump on his face. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Ezio, Angelo, Carlo, Carmela, Carmine, Concetta, Dino, Domenic, Giulio, Guilio, Lorenzo.

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How common is the last name Cecere in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cecere saw a slight decrease in its popularity ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from 16,062 to 16,470. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.31%, from 1,657 in 2000 to 1,745 in 2010. Despite the increase in total count, the proportion of people with the Cecere surname per 100,000 decreased slightly by 3.28%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,062	#16,470	-2.54%
Count	1,657	1,745	5.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.59	-3.28%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cecere

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, Cecere was prominently identified as a White surname, accounting for 95.64% of individuals with that last name in 2010, down from 97.53% in 2000. During the same period, there were noticeable increases in Hispanic and Black affiliations, growing from 1.63% to 2.92% and 0.30% to 0.57% respectively. The percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 0.30% in 2000 to no reported cases in 2010. Furthermore, the surname started appearing among individuals of two or more races, accounting for 0.40% in 2010. No changes were observed for the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.53%	95.64%	-1.94%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.92%	79.14%
Black	0.3%	0.57%	90%
Two or More Races	0%	0.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%