The surname Cerna
A Spanish surname, carried by 5,726 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex C650
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Cerna.
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 5,726 people named Cerna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,920 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,020.
Who is named Cerna
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Cerna identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
- White (not Hispanic) 6.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
- Two or more races 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Questions
- Where does the surname Cerna come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Cerna.
- How common is the surname Cerna?
- 5,726 people in the United States had the surname Cerna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,920 Americans. It ranked 6,005th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Cerna?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Cerna identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.3% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Cerna getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,020 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,726 in 2010, up 42%.