Explore the Family Name Sillers

The meaning of Sillers

Scottish (Bute): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Airgid ‘son of the Silver’, perhaps originally a nickname for a silversmith.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Sillers' has seen a decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, 'Sillers' ranked 58,257th in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had fallen to 74,608th, reflecting a decline of 28.07%. The number of people carrying this surname also decreased during this period, from 326 in 2000 to 259 in 2010, indicating a drop of 20.55%. The representation of the surname 'Sillers' per 100k population reduced by 25.0%, moving from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,257	#74,608	-28.07%
Count	326	259	-20.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.09	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sillers

In regard to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts in the ethnic identity of people with the surname 'Sillers' between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a decrease of 16.26%, moving from 71.47% in 2000 to 59.85% in 2010. Those identifying as Black increased from 21.17% to 26.25%, marking a rise of 24.00%. The most notable change occurred within the Hispanic group, which went up by 118.26% over the decade, from 4.60% to 10.04%. There was also an increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, up from 1.53% to 3.09%. However, for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, there were no recorded individuals in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.47%	59.85%	-16.26%
Black	21.17%	26.25%	24%
Hispanic	4.6%	10.04%	118.26%
Two or More Races	1.53%	3.09%	101.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%