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

Siders, 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 Siders surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Siders in America

Siders is the 12378th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Siders surname appeared 2,513 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 Siders.

We can also compare 2010 data for Siders 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 Siders

The surname SIDERS is believed to have originated in Germany during the 16th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old German word "sider", which referred to a person who lived near a body of water or who worked on a river or lake.

The earliest known record of the SIDERS name dates back to 1523, when a Johannes Siders was mentioned in a church registry in the city of Cologne. It is possible that this individual or his ancestors had migrated from a nearby town or village with a name related to water or a river.

In the 17th century, the SIDERS name began to appear in various records across Germany, particularly in the regions along the Rhine River and its tributaries. Some variations in spelling included Syderes, Siederss, and Siderius.

One notable SIDERS from this era was Hans Siders, a merchant and ship owner from the city of Mainz, who lived from 1620 to 1687. He was known for his successful trading ventures along the Rhine and his involvement in local politics.

As the SIDERS family continued to spread throughout Germany and beyond, the name also found its way into other parts of Europe. In the 18th century, a branch of the family settled in the Netherlands, where the name was sometimes spelled as Sijders or Sijderes.

One of the most famous individuals with the SIDERS surname was the German philosopher and theologian Friedrich Wilhelm Josef Siders, who lived from 1786 to 1859. He was a prominent figure in the German Idealist movement and authored several influential works on metaphysics and ethics.

Another notable SIDERS was the Dutch painter Johannes Siders, born in 1812 in Amsterdam. He was known for his landscape paintings and is considered one of the leading figures of the Hague School of painting in the 19th century.

As the SIDERS name continued to spread across Europe and eventually to other parts of the world, it underwent various spelling variations and adaptations based on local languages and customs. However, its origins can be traced back to the waterways and rivers of Germany in the 16th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Siders

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

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

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