Cecil is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cecil
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cecil

How popular is Cecil?

Despite the fact that the number of Cecil bearers increased by 1.556387 per cent in 2010 US census to 11941 since 2000, the surname slipped by 200 spots and ranked at 3004. The last name was found in around 40 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.55 92.51
Black 3.83 3.45
Hispanic or Latino 2.34 1.44
Others 1.47 1.07
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.09 0.73
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.8

Cecil Namesakes

  • Brett Cecil, Baseball pitcher
  • Arthur Cecil Pigou, Economist
  • James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, Marquess of Salisbury
  • Mother Cecile in South Africa, Author
  • Henry Cecil, Horse trainer
  • George Cecil Jones, Chemist
  • Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Lawyer
  • Algernon Cecil, Essayist
  • Algernon Cecil, Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon's son
  • John Cecil Masterman, Sportsman

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