Explore the Family Name Siple

The meaning of Siple

Americanized form of German Seipel.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Siple experienced a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Siple was ranked 19,991st in popularity and by 2010, it had slipped to 20,627th, a change of -3.18 percent. However, the actual count of people with the Siple surname increased modestly from 1,242 in 2000 to 1,284 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 3.38 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people showed a minor decrease from 0.46 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010, indicating a -4.35 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,991	#20,627	-3.18%
Count	1,242	1,284	3.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.44	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Siple

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Siple identify as White, although there has been a minimal decrease in this demographic between 2000 and 2010, from 95.09 percent to 93.54 percent. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a slight increase, going from 2.50 percent in 2000 to 2.65 percent in 2010. There was a significant increase in individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races, jumping from 0.72 percent in 2000 to 1.64 percent in 2010. Similarly, those identifying as Black also saw an increase from 0.64 percent in 2000 to 1.17 percent in 2010. Data for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.09%	93.54%	-1.63%
Hispanic	2.5%	2.65%	6%
Two or More Races	0.72%	1.64%	127.78%
Black	0.64%	1.17%	82.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.4%	0%	0%