Why is the last name Serna spanish?

-How can it be? It sounds english to me?Serna Name Meaning and History



Spanish: habitational name from any of various places named La Serna, from serna 鈥榞rainfield鈥?(of Celtic origin).



Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4



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Ah ha! The Celts settled England, too. So, the answer is a common root (Celtic) in both Spain and England. There is probably a French version as well, as there were Celts in France.It doesn't sound English or even British to me. It is a fairly common name in Spain and Spanish speaking countries. It is a rather old as well as common surname and the origins are uncertain. Spanish researchers say that it could be Castilian originating in the province of Burgos and neary Cantabria. The Castilian origin theory is that La Serna, Laserna and Serna come from an ancient Castilian word meaning the portion of a vassals daily labor that must be given in tribute to his lord.

Another theory is that it is Celtic in origin and refers to a field that has been destined for cultivation. The areas from which the surname seems to originate were decidedly Celtic before the arrival of the Visigoths
The origin of the Surname Serna is from medieval (Middle Ages) Spain, there are numerous spellings, however the origin of the name is Spanish. That doesn't necessarily mean that people with the last name Serna are Spanish.
http://familytimeline.webs.com/originsof鈥?/a> this tells you how surnames came about...origin just means the first time it was found written in records...I'm English and I don't recognise it as English, although that doesn't say it isn't
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