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Early Origins of the Cesar family

The surname Cesar was first found in Languedoc, in the south of France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nimes and Toulouse and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Cesar family

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Cesar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cesar, Cesard, Cezard, Cesaire, Cezard, de Sidon and many more.

Early Notables of the Cesar family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • the Agrain family, Duke Cesaree, Princes of Sidon

Cesar Ranking

In the United States, the name Cesar is the 12,460th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Cesar is ranked the 3,671st most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2


United States Cesar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cesar Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Mary Cesar, who landed in Virginia in 1653 3
Cesar Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jean Bte Cesar, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3
  • Jean Baptiste Cesar, who settled in Louisiana in 1719
Cesar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Lambert Cesar, his wife Anne-Marie Laurent Cesar, and their two children, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1856

Canada Cesar migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cesar Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. John Cesar U.E. who settled in Home District, [Niagara], Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 he is listed as a African American (Black Loyalist) 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Cesar (post 1700) +

  • Marie Paul Alexandre César de Scépeaux de Bois-Guignot, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
  • Jean Louis Joseph César de Fernig, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
  • Antoine César de Choiseul Praslin, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
  • Jacques Henri Sébastien César de Moreton de Chabrillan, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 8
  • Victor Cesar Bota (b. 1972), Brazilian writer, photographer, director, producer of Italian descent
  • Fernando Cesar Pilan, Professor de Filosofia, Instituto Federal de São Paulo
  • Mario Cesar Quintero Padron (1924-2017), Cuban basketball player at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics
  • Julio Cesar Mateo (b. 1977), Dominican Republic Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Julio Cesar Nava Garcia (b. 1989), Mexican professional footballer
  • Julio Cesar Solano (1960-1980), Dominion Republic-born, American Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the 1980s


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  5. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) Marie César. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  6. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 4) Jean César. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  7. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Antoine César. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  8. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jacques César. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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