Explore the Family Name Siedschlag
The meaning of Siedschlag
North German: probably a topographic name from sied ‘little, minor’ + Middle Low German slach ‘cut, section of land or a forest’ for a settler.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Siedschlag in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Siedschlag saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 45,149 and dropped slightly to 45,253 in 2010, representing a diminutive change of -0.23. The count of individuals with the surname, however, increased by 5.82 percent during the same period, from 447 to 473. Despite this increase, the proportion of people with the Siedschlag surname per 100k residents dipped by 5.88 percent.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #45,149 | #45,253 | -0.23% |
Count | 447 | 473 | 5.82% |
Proportion per 100k | 0.17 | 0.16 | -5.88% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Siedschlag
Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Siedschlag surname identified as White between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this group constituted 97.76 percent of all Siedschlags, decreasing marginally to 97.04 percent in 2010. Over this decade, there was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities within the Siedschlag population. However, individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities emerged in 2010, making up 1.27 percent of the Siedschlag population.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 97.76% | 97.04% | -0.74% |
Two or More Races | 0% | 1.27% | 0% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |