Explore the Family Name Cedillos

The meaning of Cedillos

Hispanic (mainly El Salvador and Honduras): plural form of Spanish Cedillo. Compare Sedillos. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Agustin, Alfredo, Andres, Apolonia, Carlos, Cruz, Gonzalo, Gregorio, Guillermo, Ignacio, Isidro.

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

The surname Cedillos has seen an increase in popularity in the United States over a decade, according to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Cedillos was ranked 28,617th and had a count of 784 occurrences. By 2010, the rank improved to 22,608 with an impressive 21% change. The total count also increased to 1,136, which is a 44.9% rise from the 2000 Census. This means that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., there were about 0.39 with the surname Cedillos in 2010, up 34.48% from 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,617	#22,608	21%
Count	784	1,136	44.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.39	34.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cedillos

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Cedillos surname identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 93.88% of Cedillos identified as Hispanic, and this number slightly rose to 96.21% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White dropped significantly by 45.90%, from 5.36% in 2000 to just 2.9% in 2010. It's worth noting that by 2010, a small portion (0.62%) began identifying as Black, whereas there were no recorded instances of this in 2000. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.88%	96.21%	2.48%
White	5.36%	2.9%	-45.9%
Black	0%	0.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%