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

Sickles, 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 Sickles surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sickles in America

Sickles is the 10200th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sickles surname appeared 3,158 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Sickles.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sickles 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 Sickles

The surname Sickles has its origins in England and dates back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English word 'sicel', meaning a sickle or a reaping hook. This indicates that the name may have originally referred to someone who made or used sickles, perhaps in an agricultural setting.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1273, which mentions a Hugo Sikyl. The name also appears in various spellings such as Sickle, Sykkyl, and Sykyll in medieval records across different parts of England.

The surname Sickles is closely associated with the village of Sicklinghall in North Yorkshire, which was formerly known as Sikelynghale or Sikelinghale. This suggests that the name may have originated in this region and could be a locational surname for someone from Sicklinghall.

In the late 16th century, a notable figure named John Sickles (c. 1556-1611) was a prominent English lawyer and Member of Parliament. He served as the Recorder of Cambridge and was also the author of several legal treatises.

Another historical figure with the surname Sickles was Daniel Edgar Sickles (1819-1914), an American politician and military officer who served as a Union general during the American Civil War. He is best known for his controversial performance at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

In the 19th century, a prominent family with the surname Sickles lived in New York City. One of its members, Charles Sickles (1819-1890), was a successful businessman and real estate developer who played a significant role in the growth of Brooklyn.

Another notable individual with the surname was Walter Sickles (1889-1975), an American football player and coach. He played for several teams in the early years of professional football and later served as the head coach of the Frankford Yellow Jackets (now the Philadelphia Eagles) from 1922 to 1924.

A more recent figure was George Sickles (1910-2007), an American architect who designed several notable buildings in New York City, including the United Nations Secretariat Building and the Verizon Building (formerly the Bell System Building) in Lower Manhattan.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sickles

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

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

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