Explore the Family Name Cejas

The meaning of Cejas

Spanish: nickname from the plural of ceja ‘eyebrow’. It is found mainly in southern Spain (mainly Córdoba) and the Canary Islands.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cejas has grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 53,782nd most common name, but by 2010 it jumped to 42,858th, a notable rise of over 20%. The number of instances of the surname also increased from 360 to 505, indicating a significant growth rate of 40.28%. This suggests that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., approximately 0.17 had this surname in 2010 as opposed to only 0.13 in 2000, marking a 30.77% increase in proportion.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,782	#42,858	20.31%
Count	360	505	40.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.17	30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cejas

Reviewing the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we find that the majority of individuals with the Cejas surname identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010, with slight growth of 2.52%, reaching 87.72% in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity among those with this surname is White, although its percentage decreased by about 26.55% during the same period. On the other hand, the Asian/Pacific Islander community saw an increase of 60.36% in this period, albeit still representing a small fraction of the population with the Cejas surname. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black also decreased slightly, while the percentages for those identifying with two or more races, or as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained suppressed or at zero across the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	85.56%	87.72%	2.52%
White	8.89%	6.53%	-26.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.22%	3.56%	60.36%
Black	1.94%	1.39%	-28.35%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%