Explore the Family Name Sindel

The meaning of Sindel

1. German: nickname for an ineffectual person, from Middle High German sinder, sindel ‘slag, cinder’. 2. German: from a pet form of the medieval personal name Sind (see Sindt). 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Zindl. 4. Americanized form of Hungarian Sindely: metonymic occupational name for a roofer, from zsindely ‘shingle, wooden roof tile’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Sindel surname's popularity has seen a decrease from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the Sindel surname ranked 69,636th in terms of popularity, which subsequently fell to 87,335th by 2010, marking a decline of 25.42%. The count of individuals carrying this surname also decreased from 263 in 2000 to 213 in 2010, reflecting a drop of 19.01%. As for the proportion per 100,000 people, it went down by 30%, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,636	#87,335	-25.42%
Count	263	213	-19.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.07	-30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sindel

In relation to the ethnic identity associated with the Sindel surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals identified as White, although there was a slight decrease of 3.43% from 97.72% in 2000 to 94.37% in 2010. Moreover, there was no recorded ethnicity under Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native in both census years. However, there was a new addition of those identifying with two or more races in 2010, accounting for 5.16% of the Sindels, which wasn't present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.72%	94.37%	-3.43%
Two or More Races	0%	5.16%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%