Explore the Family Name Sirkin

The meaning of Sirkin

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Sirke (see Sirko) + the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sirkin saw a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The census recorded that the surname was ranked 50,468th most popular in 2000, but it fell to 54,055th place by 2010, a decline of 7.11%. The number of individuals with the Sirkin surname also decreased during this time frame, dropping from 389 to 382, marking a 1.8% decrease. The proportion of individuals with the Sirkin surname per 100,000 people also saw a small dip of 7.14%, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,468	#54,055	-7.11%
Count	389	382	-1.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sirkin

The ethnicity associated with the Sirkin surname also showed some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the Sirkin surname identify as White, making up 96.14% of the population in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.81% in 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased marginally from 1.29% to 1.31%, the proportion identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.80% to 1.57%. Interestingly, there was a new demographic in 2010 that identified as Hispanic, which was absent in the 2000 data. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.14%	95.81%	-0.34%
Two or More Races	1.8%	1.57%	-12.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.29%	1.31%	1.55%
Hispanic	0%	1.31%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%