The cedars Surname

cedars Name Meaning and History

Origin uncertain. Possibly an Americanized form of French Cèdre, a topographic name for someone who lived by a cedar tree, or in a landscape characterized by cedar trees.

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Distribution of cedars Families in the US in 1920

Number of cedars families

5-8

2-4

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CEDARS - Montgomery Co, IN 1830s-on	BThomas41	3
John Cedars (Cedras)	Melissa	0
Russell O Cedars of Howard Co IN killed in South Pacific in WWII	Dave_Dwiggins	0
CEDARS-Trenton, NJ area early 1800s	BThomas41	1
CEDARS research - my new email address	b thomas	0

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