Cedeno
A Spanish surname most likely tied to cedar trees or a place marked by them.
The #3,763 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 32,803 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Cedeno is a Spanish surname associated with cedars, ultimately from Latin roots for the cedar tree. In Spanish naming practice, surnames of this type often began as place names or as labels for someone who lived near notable cedar trees or cedar groves. The spelling commonly reflects a form with the letter ñ in Spanish, as in Cedeño, though the no-tilde version is widespread in records and diaspora communities.
History
The surname is especially found in Spanish-speaking countries and in communities with Hispanic-Caribbean and Latin American migration to the United States. In modern usage, Cedeño/Cedeno is most familiar in the Caribbean and northern South America, where the spelling without the tilde often appears in official documents, passports, and U.S. census records. Because Spanish diacritics are sometimes dropped in English-language systems, Cedeno is a common anglicized written form.
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Fun fact
In English-language databases, Cedeño is often recorded without the tilde, which can make one surname appear in two different spellings even when the family name is the same.