Cisneros Surname

2,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Cisneros Surname Definition:

One who came from Cisneros (swan roost), in Spain.

From "cisne" - swan. The place of the swans.

The German word that means "cisne" also means prostitute.

Castilian name from villa of Cisneros (Palencia). Descends from Infante don Pelayo Fruela, grandson of don Fruela II of Leon.

Read More About This Surname

Cisneros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico121,7151:1,020160
United States42,9971:8,4301,006
Argentina20,9081:2,044264
Peru18,9031:1,681279
Ecuador10,3881:1,531264
Venezuela7,8511:3,847536
El Salvador5,3411:1,188236
Spain4,8541:9,6321,138
Cuba3,9721:2,901405
Guatemala3,1761:5,064690
Colombia2,8111:16,9951,407
Panama2,7261:1,435238
Nicaragua2,6081:2,309357
Philippines2,3271:43,5066,961
Costa Rica2,0911:2,286293
Honduras7461:11,818686
Uruguay4621:7,428826
Bolivia4081:26,0211,907
Dominican Republic2931:35,6071,992
Brazil2311:926,72933,128
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Chile1631:108,0774,009
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
France841:790,74795,785
Belize631:5,642954
England421:1,326,62059,571
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Andorra261:3,225636
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China61:227,886,92811,701
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

The alternate forms: Cisñeros (3) are calculated separately.

Cisneros (43) may also be a first name.

Cisneros Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Cisneros (swan roost), in Spain.

From "cisne" - swan. The place of the swans.

The German word that means "cisne" also means prostitute.

Castilian name from villa of Cisneros (Palencia). Descends from Infante don Pelayo Fruela, grandson of don Fruela II of Leon. Cardinal don Francisco Ximénez de Cisneros belonged to this family.

See Sisneros.

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

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish habitation surname from Cisneros, Spain.

- vanesita

Cisneros Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cisneros is most common in Mexico. It may appear as: Cisñeros. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cisneros? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cisneros is the 2,146th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,487 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Cisneros live; 64 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Hispano-North America. Cisneros is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 43 people.

The surname Cisneros is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 121,715 people, or 1 in 1,020. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Jalisco, where 11 percent reside, México, where 10 percent reside and Michoacán, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Mexico it exists in 76 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Cisneros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cisneros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cisneros last name expanded 26,379 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cisneros Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cisneros are 42.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Cisneros earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,034 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $19,329,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.81% less than the national average, earning $36,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $48,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

Cisneros Reference & Research

Cisneros DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cisneros FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cisneros
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis