Find out how popular the last name Scire is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Scire.

Scire, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Scire surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Scire in America

Scire is the 39164th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Scire surname appeared 562 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Scire.

We can also compare 2010 data for Scire to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Scire

The surname SCIRE originated in Italy, with its earliest known records dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Latin word "scire," which means "to know" or "to understand." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who was considered knowledgeable or scholarly.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various written records in the regions of Tuscany and Umbria. One notable mention was in a manuscript from the city of Perugia, where a certain Giacomo SCIRE was listed as a merchant and landowner.

By the 14th century, the name had spread to other parts of Italy, including the Veneto region. In Venice, there was a prominent family of SCIRE bankers and traders who were influential in the city's financial affairs.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname SCIRE was Bartolomeo SCIRE, a Florentine scholar and poet who lived from 1380 to 1448. He was known for his works on classical literature and his contributions to the Renaissance humanist movement.

In the 16th century, a branch of the SCIRE family settled in the Kingdom of Naples, where they established themselves as landowners and noble patricians. One notable member was Giovanni Battista SCIRE (1525-1592), a renowned jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Royal Court of Naples.

Another significant figure with this surname was Francesco SCIRE (1610-1680), a Baroque architect from Rome who designed several churches and palaces in the city, including the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pace and the Palazzo Borghese.

During the 17th century, the SCIRE name appeared in various Italian city records, such as those of Genoa and Milan. In the latter city, there was a family of SCIRE merchants who were involved in the silk trade.

One of the most famous individuals with this surname was Vincenzo SCIRE (1790-1865), an Italian mathematician and astronomer from Palermo, Sicily. He made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and was a member of the prestigious Accademia dei Lincei.

Throughout its history, the surname SCIRE has been associated with various place names and older spellings, such as Sciri, Sciro, and Schirio, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and spelling across different parts of Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Scire

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Scire.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Scire was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Scire has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Scire was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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