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

Siehr, 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 Siehr surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Siehr in America

Siehr is the 101737th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Siehr surname appeared 177 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 Siehr.

We can also compare 2010 data for Siehr 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 Siehr

The surname SIEHR is believed to have originated in Germany, possibly in the northern regions of the country. It likely dates back to the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century. The name SIEHR is thought to be derived from the Old German word "sihho," which means "filter" or "strainer." This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname for someone who worked with straining or filtering liquids, such as beer or wine.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the SIEHR surname can be found in a German parish record from the town of Mecklenburg in the late 15th century. The name was spelled as "Siher" in this document. Over time, the spelling evolved to its modern form of SIEHR. Additionally, there are records of a family with the surname SIEHR living in the town of Rostock, located in the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, during the 16th century.

In the 17th century, the SIEHR name appeared in several historical documents in the region of Pomerania, which was then part of the Kingdom of Prussia. One notable individual from this time period was Johann SIEHR, a merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) in the late 1600s.

As the name spread throughout Germany and other parts of Europe, different variations in spelling emerged, such as Sieher, Sieher, and Siehr. In the 18th century, a family with the surname SIEHR was documented in the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany.

One of the most famous individuals with the SIEHR surname was Friedrich Wilhelm SIEHR, a German philosopher and theologian who lived from 1791 to 1857. He was born in the town of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia) and later became a professor at the University of Berlin.

Other notable people with the SIEHR surname include:

1. Hans SIEHR (1858-1920), a German painter and illustrator known for his depictions of rural life.
2. Otto SIEHR (1877-1948), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin in the early 20th century.
3. Helene SIEHR (1900-1988), a German actress and theater director who performed in numerous plays and films during the Weimar Republic era.
4. Gerhard SIEHR (1921-2003), a German lawyer and legal scholar who specialized in international law and human rights.
5. Ulrich SIEHR (born 1947), a German diplomat and former ambassador to several countries, including Japan and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Siehr

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

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

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