Cedar

See also: cedar and çedar

English

Etymology 1

Probably a variant of Ceder.

Proper noun

Cedar (plural Cedars)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cedar is the 39212^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Cedar is most common among White (91.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cedar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 308.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Cedar

1. (computing) A programming language, adding various features to the earlier language Mesa.

Etymology 3

From cedar, because of the abundant local trees.

Proper noun

Cedar

1. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona.
   2. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
   3. An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
   4. A city in Smith County, Kansas.
   5. A census-designated place in Leelanau County, Michigan.
   6. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
   7. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
   8. An unincorporated community in Iron County, Wisconsin.
   9. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cedar Township.

Anagrams

• Cerda, Cerdà, Dacre, acred, arced, cader, cadre, cared, decar, e-card, ecard, raced