Cederberg

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Cederberg

1. A mountainous nature reserve in South Africa.
2. A municipality in Western Cape province, South Africa.

Borrowed from Swedish Cederberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ceder (“cedar”) and berg (“mountain”).

Cederberg (plural Cederbergs)

1. A surname from Swedish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cederberg is the 40554^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 539 individuals. Cederberg is most common among White (97.59%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cederberg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 308.