Explore the Family Name Cerezo

The meaning of Cerezo

Spanish: habitational name from any of numerous places called Cerezo, for example in Hervás (province of Cáceres), from cerezo ‘cherry tree’ (from Latin cerasus). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Luis, Francisco, Jose, Alfredo, Carlos, Filemon, Ines, Miguel, Agripina, Alberto, Amado, Angel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cerezo has seen a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cerezo was ranked at 19,657 in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had improved its ranking to 15,255. This represents a rank change of 22.39%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname rose from 1,269 in 2000 to 1,927 in 2010, exhibiting a significant increase of 51.85%. The proportion of people named Cerezo per 100k also increased from 0.47 to 0.65, marking a 38.3% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,657	#15,255	22.39%
Count	1,269	1,927	51.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.65	38.3%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cerezo

Focusing on ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Cerezo identified as Hispanic, accounting for 64.30% in 2000 and growing slightly to 68.60% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander grouping saw a slight decrease over the same period, moving from 24.03% to 21.28%. Similarly, the proportion of White and those identifying with two or more races declined by 13.4% and 10.86%, respectively. Individuals identifying as Black increased from 0.55% to 0.78%. Data for American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed in 2010, but recorded as 0.39% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	64.3%	68.6%	6.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	24.03%	21.28%	-11.44%
White	8.51%	7.37%	-13.4%
Two or More Races	2.21%	1.97%	-10.86%
Black	0.55%	0.78%	41.82%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0%	-100%