Cerro
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English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Italian Cerro, a habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”).
- Borrowed from Spanish Cerro, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill or ridge, from cerro (“hill, hillock”).
Proper noun
Cerro (countable and uncountable, plural Cerros)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cerro is the 39052nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Cerro is most common among White (55.14%) and Hispanic/Latino (43.62%) individuals.
See also
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cerro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 311.
Italian
Etymology
Habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”).
Proper noun
Cerro m or f by sense
- a surname