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![Show Contents]() Cerdan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Spanish surname Cerdan is of an illustrious and noble descent, originating with the Infant Prince Fernando, son and heir of Alfonso X, "the Wise," King of Castile. It was said that he was born with a full head of hair, "cerda en la pelo." For this reason, his contemporaries gave him the nickname "Infante o Principe de la Cerda," a nickname that later was adopted by his descendants as a surname. Early Origins of the Cerdan familyThe surname Cerdan was first found in the ancient and powerful kingdom of Castile. Early History of the Cerdan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cerdan research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cerdan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cerdan Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Cerda, Cerdán, DelaCerda, De Cerda and many more. Early Notables of the Cerdan familyAnother 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cerdan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cerdan RankingIn France, the name Cerdan is the 3,912nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1
 Cerdan migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cerdan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Miguel Cerdan, who arrived in New Spain in 1835 2
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3Cerdan Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century- Alonso Cerdan, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1834 2
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Cerdan migration to the United States 
Cerdan migration to West Indies 
