Cervantes Surname

1,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Cervantes Surname Definition:

One who came from Cervantes, in Spain; descendant of Cervanto.

From the latin "cervus" - place of stag.

"Servandus is one who cares for cattle.

Could come from "servando" meaning to serve. Some feel that it is a Galician name that relates to "ciervo" meaning stag.

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Cervantes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico304,0041:40858
United States62,3551:5,813679
Philippines33,5621:3,016217
Colombia26,9901:1,770348
Peru13,5381:2,348397
Spain7,6021:6,150768
Cuba6,1431:1,876280
Ecuador5,0901:3,125538
Bolivia3,8611:2,750471
Guatemala3,1231:5,150699
Costa Rica2,2071:2,166286
Venezuela2,2031:13,7101,140
Argentina1,7921:23,8521,993
Brazil1,2691:168,6956,515
France1,2061:55,0777,289
Honduras8361:10,546655
Panama7611:5,141580
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Chile3301:53,3832,366
Canada3291:111,99311,960
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Nicaragua1491:40,4101,297
Uruguay1201:28,5983,289
England1161:480,32831,110
El Salvador971:65,4011,399
Belize911:3,906739
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Australia331:818,05251,601
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Guam161:10,0081,526
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Denmark111:513,15632,022
China111:124,301,9616,553
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Macau31:200,543803
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

The alternate forms: Cervantès (12), Cervantés (3) & Cervántes (1) are calculated separately.

Cervantes (800) may also be a first name.

Cervantes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Cervantes, in Spain; descendant of Cervanto.

From the latin "cervus" - place of stag.

"Servandus is one who cares for cattle.

Could come from "servando" meaning to serve. Some feel that it is a Galician name that relates to "ciervo" meaning stag.

Castilian name from Toledo. Descended from Knight Nuño Alonso born in Galicia and alcalde of Toledo in 12th century. Found throughout the Peninsula during Reconquest and one branch in Mexico.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Studies in Spain say Cervantes, is of Jewish origin, and that it derives from the Jewish name Servent, but by the constant persecution by Christians changed the original meaning leaving it as Cervantes. There's a community in the state of Guanajuato ( El Sabino de Salvatierra ) which tells the local story that was made ​​up of Spanish Jews who were fleeing from Spanish persecution.

- David Ortiz De La Torre

Cervantes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cervantes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cervantes (Arabic: سرفانتس) is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Cervantès, Cervantés or Cervántes. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cervantes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,120th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,200 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Cervantes are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 289,333rd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 800 people.

The surname Cervantes is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 304,004 people, or 1 in 408. In Mexico Cervantes is most numerous in: México, where 11 percent live, Jalisco, where 10 percent live and Guanajuato, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this last name exists in 89 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Cervantes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cervantes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cervantes surname expanded 111,348 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cervantes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cervantes surname are 43.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cervantes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 21.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,620 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.59% less than the national average, earning $16,665,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.14% less than the national average, earning $36,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning $46,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cervantes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cervantes in the Arabic language
سرفانتسsrfants-
سرفنتسsrfnts-

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Cervantes Reference & Research

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