Explore the Family Name Sistrunk

The meaning of Sistrunk

Americanized form of Swiss German Süsstrunk: nickname for a drinker of sweet wine or for a tavern owner who offered such, from Middle High German süeze ‘sweet, pleasant, friendly’ + trunc ‘drink, sip’. Compare Seastrunk.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sistrunk has seen a slight change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 9801st most popular surname, falling to the 10103rd position by 2010, a decrease in popularity of about 3.08%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 3046 to 3188, an increment of 4.66%. Despite the increase in count, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 saw a decrease of 4.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,801	#10,103	-3.08%
Count	3,046	3,188	4.66%
Proportion per 100k	1.13	1.08	-4.42%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sistrunk

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sistrunk also witnessed some changes from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black with this surname rose slightly from 41.66% to 44.20%, a change of 6.10%. There were also small increases in the percentages of those identifying as Hispanic (from 1.31% to 1.63%) and those claiming two or more races (from 2.10% to 2.70%). The proportion of people with this surname identifying as White saw a decrease, moving from 54.27% to 50.78%. Interestingly, there was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in 2000; however, by 2010, both groups made up 0.35% each of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	54.27%	50.78%	-6.43%
Black	41.66%	44.2%	6.1%
Two or More Races	2.1%	2.7%	28.57%
Hispanic	1.31%	1.63%	24.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.35%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.35%	0%