Explore the Family Name Side

The meaning of Side

English: topographic name from Middle English side ‘slope, hillside’ (Old English sīde), or a habitational name from a place so named, such as Syde (Gloucestershire) or Side in Saint Bridget Beckermet (Cumberland).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Side' has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 91,004th in terms of popularity among all surnames. By 2010, it had climbed up to the 88,336th rank, reflecting an increase of 2.93%. The count of people with this surname also rose from 188 to 210, a growth rate of 11.7%. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the 'Side' surname per 100,000 remained the same at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#91,004	#88,336	2.93%
Count	188	210	11.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Side

The ethnicity associated with the surname 'Side' also changed during the same decade, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was a notable increase in the percentage of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (3.72% to 4.76%) and Black (4.26% to 7.14%). Identification as Hispanic also rose from 5.32% to 7.14%. Meanwhile, those who identified as White decreased from 82.45% to 76.19%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races slightly increased from 4.26% to 4.76%. There were no reported instances of people with the 'Side' surname identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.45%	76.19%	-7.59%
Hispanic	5.32%	7.14%	34.21%
Black	4.26%	7.14%	67.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.72%	4.76%	27.96%
Two or More Races	4.26%	4.76%	11.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%