Cerda Family History
Cerda Name Meaning
Spanish and Portuguese: from cerda ‘bristle hair’ (from Late Latin cirra) apparently a nickname for someone with a prominent tuft of hair. One of the sons of King Alfonso X (1221–84) was known as Fernando de la Cerda. Catalan (Cerdà): habitational name cerdà for someone from La Cerdanya a Catalan district in the Pyrenees which is situated partly in Spain and partly in France. Compare Serda .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022