# Cicero (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cicero/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,399 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,563 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 90,834 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (3,313 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɪsəɹoʊ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Cicerō, a cognomen in reference to warts (cicer (“chickpea”)). The Latinate form, based on the nominative, displaced Middle English Ciceroun, based on the oblique stem.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cicero in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Similar surnames

Coker, Chesser, César, Caesar, Cheshire, Cogar, Ceasar, Cowger, Cesario, Ceaser, Cecere, Cousar.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.