Explore the Family Name Sickel

The meaning of Sickel

1. North German: nickname from Middle Low German sickel ‘kid, young goat’. 2. German: variant of Siegel 2. 3. Americanized form of German Seckel. Compare Van Sickel 2. 4. In some cases possibly also Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Sikkel, a metonymic occupational from Middle Dutch sickel ‘sickle’, or a shortened form of its Flemish cognate Van der Sickel (see Van Sickel 1).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sickel has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it slipped from 51,809 in 2000 to 53,204 in 2010, a drop of 2.69%. However, the number of people with this surname increased slightly from 377 in 2000 to 389 in 2010, marking a growth of 3.18%. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also saw a minor decline of 7.14%, going from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,809	#53,204	-2.69%
Count	377	389	3.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sickel

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sickel offers an interesting mix, according to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of those bearing the surname identify as White, making up 94.69% in 2000 and 93.32% in 2010. There was a minor decrease of 1.45% over this decade. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw modest increases of 24.19% and 52.15% respectively, but they still make up only a small fraction of the total. There were no changes observed for those identifying as Black, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this time.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.69%	93.32%	-1.45%
Hispanic	1.86%	2.83%	52.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.86%	2.31%	24.19%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%