Explore the Family Name Siverly

The meaning of Siverly

Americanized form of German Sifferle, from a pet form of the personal name Seifer(t), a variant of Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Siverly has slightly declined over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Siverly was ranked 63,632 in frequency while in 2010 it slipped down to 66,754, reflecting a decrease of 4.91%. Despite the dip in rank, the count of individuals with the Siverly surname marginally increased from 293 in 2000 to 296 in 2010, showing an increase of 1.02%. The proportion per 100k people also fell by 9.09% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,632	#66,754	-4.91%
Count	293	296	1.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Siverly

Turning to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Siverly surname. The number of Siverlys identifying as White decreased by 4.61%, moving from 93.86% in 2000 to 89.53% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were significant increases in other ethnic identities. The percentage of Siverlys identifying with two or more races rose dramatically by 147.32%, from 2.05% in 2000 to 5.07% in 2010. Additionally, the percentage of Siverlys identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased by 41.42%, from 2.39% in 2000 to 3.38% in 2010. Notably, the 2010 census showed that 2.03% of Siverlys identified as Hispanic, which was not reflected in the 2000 data. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black remained unchanged at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.86%	89.53%	-4.61%
Two or More Races	2.05%	5.07%	147.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.39%	3.38%	41.42%
Hispanic	0%	2.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%