The Cera surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,224 people carried this name — #21,382 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 243,900 people counted. That is up 24% from 984 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Cera.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 47 people named Cera live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
43 people named Cera live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Cera,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierluigi Cera 1941– · association football coach -
Adriano Cera 1938– · writer
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Giovanni Cera 1943– · university teacher
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Giovanni Cera 1943– · university teacher
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Angelo Cera 1952– · politician
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Jack Cera 1956–2025 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cera.
- Cenac 349 · U.S. census
- Cenatiempo 203 · U.S. census
- Cenci 537 · U.S. census
- Centa 177 · U.S. census
- Centofanti 726 · U.S. census
- Centonze 166 · U.S. census
- Ceran 100 · U.S. census
- Cerato 165 · U.S. census
- Cercy 155 · U.S. census
- Cerda 17,703 · U.S. census
- Cerdan 260 · U.S. census
- Ceres 232 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Cera is.
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