Explore the Family Name Sidibe

The meaning of Sidibe

West African (mainly Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Ivory Coast; Sidibé): from the name of the Sidibé clan of the Fulani people, of unexplained etymology.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sidibe has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sidibe was ranked 77,222nd in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had jumped to a rank of 35,945, marking an impressive change of 53.45%. During this period, the count of individuals with this surname also rose from 231 to 624, a considerable growth of 170.13%. The proportion of individuals named Sidibe per 100,000 people also saw a substantial rise from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, reflecting a change of 133.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,222	#35,945	53.45%
Count	231	624	170.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.21	133.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sidibe

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a dominant Black identity associated with the surname Sidibe. In 2000, 87.45% of those with the surname identified as Black, increasing to 91.35% in 2010. There was a slight increase in those identifying as White, with the percentage rising from 2.16% to 2.56%. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic was not recorded in 2000, but by 2010, 2.4% of individuals with the Sidibe surname identified as such. Those identifying with two or more races decreased from 6.93% to 3.04%, showing a decrease of 56.13%. No individuals with the surname Sidibe identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	87.45%	91.35%	4.46%
Two or More Races	6.93%	3.04%	-56.13%
White	2.16%	2.56%	18.52%
Hispanic	0%	2.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%