Cerro
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Cerro (countable and uncountable, plural Cerros)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cerro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 311.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”).
Proper noun edit
Cerro m or f by sense
- a surname