Last Name CECIL

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Cecil or Cecile, femenine.
Origin English, Irish, Ugandan, South african, Hungarian

Rank 2,804 (2000 US census) 3,072 (1990 US census)
Count 11,758 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.51%, or 10877 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.45%, or 406 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.73%, or 86 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.8%, or 94 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.07%, or 126 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.44%, or 169 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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