Cerda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Welsh family name Cerda is derived from the name of the city of Cardiff, which is in the county of Glamorgan. As such, Cerda belongs to the somewhat rare category of Welsh habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Cerda family

The surname Cerda was first found in Glamorganshire (Welsh: Sir Forgannwg), a region of South Wales, anciently part of the Welsh kingdom of Glywysing, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Cerda family

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Cerda Spelling Variations

Welsh surnames are relatively few in number, but they have an inordinately large number of spelling variations. There are many factors that explain the preponderance of Welsh variants, but the earliest is found during the Middle Ages when Welsh surnames came into use. Scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, which often resulted in a single person's name being inconsistently recorded over his lifetime. The transliteration of Welsh names into English also accounts for many of the spelling variations: the unique Brythonic Celtic language of the Welsh had many sounds the English language was incapable of accurately reproducing. It was also common for members of a same surname to change their names slightly, in order to signify a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations. For all of these reasons, the many spelling variations of particular Welsh names are very important. The surname Cerda has occasionally been spelled Cardiff, Cardiffe, Kerdiff, Kerdiffe and others.

Early Notables of the Cerda family

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Cerda Ranking

In the United States, the name Cerda is the 2,952^nd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Cerda family to Ireland

Some of the Cerda family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cerda migration to the United States +

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many people from Wales joined the general migration to North America in search of land, work, and freedom. These immigrants greatly contributed to the rapid development of the new nations of Canada and the United States. They also added a rich and lasting cultural heritage to their newly adopted societies. Investigation of immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Cerda:

Cerda Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Prudencios DeLa Cerda, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1827 2
Luis DeLa Cerda, who arrived in Cartagena in 1834 2
Manuel Cerda, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1842 2
Pedro Cerda, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
Alonso DeLa Cerda, who landed in Mexico in 1877 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Cerda (post 1700) +

David Cerda (b. 1961), American performer and playwright
Jaime Magana Cerda (b. 1978), retired American left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher
Nepomuceno de la Cerda (1752-1826), Spanish soldier of note
Clemente de la Cerda (1935-1984), film director in Venezuela
Francisco Cerdá (1739-1800), Spanish erudite, humanist, jurist and writer
Fabián Alfredo Cerda (b. 1989), Chilean football goalkeeper
Agustí Cerdà (b. 1965), Valencian Spanish politician
Miguel Cerda (b. 1969), Chilean rower
Blanca Fernanda de la Cerda (1317-1347), Spanish noblewoman
Guillermo Cerda (b. 1984), Mexican football player
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)