indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage Ancient Roman, English
Meaning & History
An Ancient Roman political title that indicated a military leader. A famous bearer was Julius Caesar, Roman general, dictator, and politician. In modern times, the surname is used to refer to an individual with a tyrannical attitude, which references the connotative meaning of the word "caesar", meaning "a dictator".