Explore the Family Name Sidders

The meaning of Sidders

English (Kent): variant, with post-medieval excrescent -s, of Syder, perhaps a nickname for someone who made, sold, or drank cider (from Middle English sider(e) ‘cider’), or perhaps arising from an unrecorded Old French form of the ancient Germanic personal name Sidehar, itself from sidu ‘custom, modesty’ + hari, heri ‘army’. Compare Cedars.

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

The surname Sidders, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw minor fluctuations in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sidders ranked 67,113th among all surnames in the United States, and by 2010, it had slipped slightly to 67,318th. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 6.55%, from 275 in 2000 to 293 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,113	#67,318	-0.31%
Count	275	293	6.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sidders

When it comes to the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the Sidders surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a slight shift. In 2000, nearly 97% of individuals with this surname identified as White, but by 2010, that figure had dipped slightly to around 92%. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.18% in 2000 to 4.78% in 2010. A small percentage (2.05%) reported having two or more races in 2010, a category not represented in the 2000 data. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native did not see any representation in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	92.49%	-4.38%
Hispanic	2.18%	4.78%	119.27%
Two or More Races	0%	2.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%