Explore the Family Name Sibilia

The meaning of Sibilia

Italian (mainly southern): from the medieval female personal name Sibilia, from Old French Sibilie (see Sibley). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Emilio, Angelo, Antonio, Rocco, Sal, Salvatore, Silvio. Spanish Jose, Juan, Zoraida.

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How common is the last name Sibilia in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sibilia has seen a rise in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 38,035 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had moved up to rank 35,912, marking an increase of 5.58%. The count of people with this surname also saw an increase from 548 in 2000 to 625 in 2010, indicating a substantial growth of 14.05%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people slightly increased by 5.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,035	#35,912	5.58%
Count	548	625	14.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sibilia

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sibilia, Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting trends. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 87.23% in 2000 to 84.48% in 2010, showing a slight change of -3.15%. However, there was a significant increase in the number of individuals with the Sibilia surname identifying as Hispanic, growing from 9.12% in 2000 to 11.36% in 2010, a 24.56% increase. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively steady, only decreasing 1.37%, while the representation of Black individuals rose from 0% to 1.28%. Data for those identifying as two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native was either zero or suppressed for privacy in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.23%	84.48%	-3.15%
Hispanic	9.12%	11.36%	24.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.46%	1.44%	-1.37%
Black	0%	1.28%	0%
Two or More Races	1.46%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%