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    The surname Cerezo

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,927 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C620

    Cerezo: #15,255 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cerezo #15,255, 1,927 people Cerezo: #15,255 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cerezo #15,255, 1,927 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cerezo is more common than 90.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Cerezo, from cerezo. The surname mostly occurs among Spaniards and Filipinos.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,927 people named Cerezo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 160,221 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,269.

    #15,255
    rank among US surnames
    1,927
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +51.9%
    change since 2000 (was #19,657)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,246Soden1,929160,055
    #15,250Moorefield1,928160,138
    #15,255Bohman1,927160,221
    #15,259Fritch1,926160,304
    #15,262Larocco1,925160,387

    Who is named Cerezo

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

    69% of people named Cerezo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 69%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 21%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.4%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Cerezos

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Toninho Cerezo
      Brazilian association football player and manager, born 1955
    • Lea T
      Brazilian stylist and model (born 1981)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cerezo

    Cerezo has the Soundex code C620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C620.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cerezo come from?
    From Spanish Cerezo, from cerezo. The surname mostly occurs among Spaniards and Filipinos.
    How common is the surname Cerezo?
    1,927 people in the United States had the surname Cerezo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 160,221 Americans. It ranked 15,255th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cerezo?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Cerezo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Cerezo?
    Toninho Cerezo, Brazilian association football player and manager, followed by Lea T.
    Where is the surname Cerezo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cerezo in Brazil.
    Is the surname Cerezo getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,927 in 2010, up 52%.