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

Sican, 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 Sican surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sican in America

Sican is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sican surname appeared 125 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 Sican.

The history of the last name Sican

The surname SICAN is believed to have originated in the region of Brittany, France, during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Breton word "sioc," which means "dry" or "arid." This could suggest that the name was initially given to someone who lived in a particularly dry or barren area.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname SICAN can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Redon, a medieval manuscript dating back to the 9th century. This document mentions a certain "Rivalonus Sican" who was a landowner in the region.

In the 11th century, the name appears in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and estates compiled by order of William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry refers to a "Radulfus Sican" who held lands in the county of Devon, England.

During the 13th century, a notable figure bearing the surname SICAN was Jean Sican, a French scholar and theologian who taught at the University of Paris. He was born in the town of Rennes, Brittany, around 1220 and died in 1292.

Another individual of historical significance was Olivier Sican, a French military commander who fought in the Hundred Years' War. He was born in the village of Pont-Audemer, Normandy, in 1380 and served under the leadership of Joan of Arc during the Siege of Orléans in 1429.

In the 16th century, the name SICAN was associated with a place called Sican-sur-Rance, a small village located in the Côtes-d'Armor region of Brittany. This may have contributed to the surname's prevalence in that area.

Towards the end of the 16th century, a notable bearer of the surname was Pierre Sican, a French explorer and navigator who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his third voyage to Canada in 1541. Pierre Sican is credited with being one of the first Europeans to explore the St. Lawrence River and the surrounding regions.

During the 17th century, the name SICAN appears in records from the Duchy of Brittany, particularly in the regions of Rennes and Dinan. One notable figure from this period was Gilles Sican, a Breton philosopher and writer who was born in Rennes in 1625 and authored several works on ethics and moral philosophy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sican

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

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 Sican 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.

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 Sican was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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