Explore the Family Name Sichel

The meaning of Sichel

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German sickel, German Sichel ‘sickle’, a metonymic occupational name for a sicklesmith or for someone who used a sickle. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Manfred. French Lucien, Pierre.

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

According to data gathered from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sichel experienced a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 61,058th most popular surname and fell to 64,388th by 2010, a decrease of 5.45%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Sichel surname increased marginally from 308 to 309 over the same period, marking a 0.32% rise. However, the proportion per 100k people saw a minor decrease of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,058	#64,388	-5.45%
Count	308	309	0.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sichel

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sichel also saw some shifts during this decade, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals identifying as White decreased by 3.08%, from 94.16% in 2000 to 91.26% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic experienced a substantial increase of 259.88%, going from 1.62% in 2000 to 5.83% in 2010. There were no change reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. Notably, those identifying as Black, which composed 3.57% in 2000, dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.16%	91.26%	-3.08%
Hispanic	1.62%	5.83%	259.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	3.57%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%