Cerf

See also: cerf and ċerf

English

Etymology

French surname, from the noun cerf (“deer”).

Proper noun

Cerf (plural Cerfs)

A surname from French.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Cerf is the 58876^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 344 individuals. Cerf is most common among White (71.8%) and Black/African American (20.93%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cerf”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 310.

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