Explore the Family Name Sugrue

The meaning of Sugrue

Irish (Kerry): 1. shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Siochfhradha ‘descendant of Siochfhradh’, a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Sigfrid (see Siegfried). 2. variant of McSherry. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Bridie, Donal, Liam, Niall.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sugrue has slightly increased in the United States from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname improved marginally from 21,916 to 21,878, indicating a growth of 0.17%. In terms of count, the number of individuals with the Sugrue surname grew by 7.52%, increasing from 1,104 in 2000 to 1,187 in 2010. However, the proportion of people named Sugrue per 100,000 decreased by 2.44%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,916	#21,878	0.17%
Count	1,104	1,187	7.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.4	-2.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sugrue

The Census data also revealed shifts in Sugrue's ethnic identity distribution between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Sugrue surname identified as white, accounting for 97.10% of the total. By 2010, this percentage had dropped slightly to 96.12%. There was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity among the Sugrue surname bearers in 2000, but by 2010, 0.59% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. The Hispanic demographic saw a significant increase, doubling from 1.18% in 2000 to 2.36% in 2010. Those who identified with having two or more races decreased by 21.19%, while there were no changes in the American Indian and Alaskan Native group.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	96.12%	-1.01%
Hispanic	1.18%	2.36%	100%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0.93%	-21.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.59%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%