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    The surname Ceja

    A surname, carried by 17,423 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C200

    Ceja: #2,078 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Ceja #2,078, 17,423 people Ceja: #2,078 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ceja #2,078, 17,423 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ceja is more common than 98.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 17,423 people named Ceja in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,721 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,199.

    #2,078
    rank among US surnames
    17,423
    people in 2010
    5.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +42.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,707)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,069Ashby17,48217,661
    #2,070Vernon17,48017,663
    #2,071Crowell17,46717,676
    #2,072Blum17,45817,685
    #2,073Jeffers17,45517,688
    #2,074McCormack17,44917,694
    #2,075Mai17,44517,698

    Who is named Ceja

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Ceja identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 97%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%
    • Two or more races 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ceja?
    17,423 people in the United States had the surname Ceja in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,721 Americans. It ranked 2,078th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ceja?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Ceja identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Ceja getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,423 in 2010, up 43%.