Explore the Family Name Sivyer

The meaning of Sivyer

English (Sussex and Kent): occupational name from Middle English siv(i)er ‘sieve-maker’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Sivyer" experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 108,734th among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 115,034th, marking a decline of approximately 5.79 percent. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally from 151 to 152 during the same period, representing a growth rate of about 0.66 percent. The proportion of individuals with the Sivyer surname per 100,000 population saw a decrease of 16.67 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#108,734	#115,034	-5.79%
Count	151	152	0.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sivyer

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname "Sivyer" identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this group from 97.35 percent in 2000 to 95.39 percent in 2010. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic within this surname group by 2010, constituting 3.29 percent of the total. There were no changes for the other categories, including Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which remained at zero throughout the decade. It should be noted that those identifying as two or more races were also absent in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.35%	95.39%	-2.01%
Hispanic	0%	3.29%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%