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    The surname Cera

    A surname, carried by 1,224 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C600

    Cera: #21,382 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cera #21,382, 1,224 people Cera: #21,382 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cera #21,382, 1,224 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cera is more common than 86.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,224 people named Cera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 984.

    #21,382
    rank among US surnames
    1,224
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +24.4%
    change since 2000 (was #23,940)

    Who is named Cera

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

    45% of people named Cera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45%
    • White (not Hispanic) 42%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cera

    Cera has the Soundex code C600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Cera?
    1,224 people in the United States had the surname Cera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. It ranked 21,382nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cera?
    In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Cera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Cera getting more or less common?
    More common. 984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,224 in 2010, up 24%.