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

Sicilian, 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 Sicilian surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sicilian in America

Sicilian is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sicilian surname appeared 221 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 Sicilian.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sicilian 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 Sicilian

The surname "SICILIAN" is derived from the Italian island of Sicily, located in the Mediterranean Sea. The name originated among people who inhabited or were associated with this region during the medieval period.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 12th century, when Sicily was under the rule of the Norman kings of the Kingdom of Sicily. During this time, the name was likely used to identify individuals from the island or those who had some connection to Sicilian nobility or landowners.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Riccardo Siciliano, a Sicilian nobleman and military commander who lived in the late 12th century. He played a prominent role in the conflicts between the Norman Kingdom of Sicily and the Holy Roman Empire.

Another notable figure with the surname was Giovanni Siciliano, a Sicilian painter active in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. He was renowned for his religious artwork, particularly frescoes and altarpieces commissioned by churches and monasteries in Sicily.

In the 15th century, the surname appears in records related to the Sicilian Vespers, a famous uprising against the Angevin rule of Sicily in 1282. Niccolò Siciliano was a prominent leader of the rebellion, which eventually led to the establishment of the Kingdom of Sicily under the House of Barcelona.

During the Renaissance, the name gained further prominence with the painter Antonello Siciliano, who was born in Messina, Sicily, around 1430. He was a pioneer of the Renaissance style in Italian painting and is particularly known for his innovative use of oil painting techniques.

Another notable bearer of the name was the 16th-century Sicilian poet and philosopher, Tommaso Siciliano. He was a prominent figure in the literary circles of his time and contributed to the development of the Sicilian School of poetry.

Throughout history, the surname "SICILIAN" has been associated with individuals from or connected to the island of Sicily, reflecting the rich cultural heritage and influential role of this region in various aspects of Italian and Mediterranean history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sicilian

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

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

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