Explore the Family Name Silsby

The meaning of Silsby

English: perhaps a habitational name from Sileby (Leicestershire), from the Old Norse personal name Sigulfr + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead, village’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Silsby experienced a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Silsby was ranked as the 30,516th most popular surname, dropping slightly to the 31,656th spot in 2010, marking a decline of 3.74%. Despite this, the actual count of individuals bearing the Silsby name increased from 722 to 730 during the same period, exhibiting a growth of 1.11%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 7.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,516	#31,656	-3.74%
Count	722	730	1.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Silsby

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Silsby also underwent some changes during the 2000-2010 decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the surname was primarily associated with those identifying as White, accounting for 96.12% of all Silsbys. By 2010, this percentage had dropped slightly to 93.42%, while the percentage of Silsbys identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled from 1.52% to 3.01%. Furthermore, new ethnic identities started being associated with the surname Silsby in 2010, including Asian/Pacific Islander at 0.82% and those identifying with two or more races at 2.19%. However, no individuals with the surname identified as being Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.12%	93.42%	-2.81%
Hispanic	1.52%	3.01%	98.03%
Two or More Races	0%	2.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.82%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.11%	0%	0%