Sernas — Family Name, Records and Arms

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Serna could easily become Sernas. Its meaning, shared with Serna, is “Sown field”.

Heraldry and the Sernas name

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A variant of Serna

Sernas adds “s” to Serna, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes La Serna.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Sernas with 417 bearers, at rank 50,196. 94% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. For the full story, order the Sernas surname pack.