The Serna surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 19,751 people carried this name — #1,662 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,700 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 272 people named Serna.
Most of them — 150 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
77 people named Serna live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Serna in American newspapers,
1865–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,496 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Serna,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marcelino Serna 1896–1992 · military personnel -
Pepe Serna 1944– · actor -
Miguel Ángel Serna 1953– · politician -
Isaac Serna 1955– · politician -
Maria del Mar Serna Calvo 1955– · professor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 55 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Serna.
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