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

Siereveld, 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 Siereveld surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Siereveld in America

Siereveld is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Siereveld surname appeared 132 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 Siereveld.

We can also compare 2010 data for Siereveld 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 Siereveld

The surname SIEREVELD originates from the Netherlands, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to be derived from a combination of the Dutch words "sier" and "veld," meaning "ornamental" and "field," respectively. This suggests that the name may have initially been used to identify individuals who lived in or near an ornamental or well-kept field.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in various records from the Dutch provinces of Drenthe and Overijssel. It was often spelled as "Sierevelt" or "Siervelt," reflecting the linguistic evolution and regional variations of the time. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in a 1379 manuscript from the city of Zwolle, which mentions a "Johannes Sierevelt."

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the SIEREVELD name gained prominence in the region, with several notable individuals bearing the surname. Pieter SIEREVELD (1425-1492) was a respected merchant and landowner in the town of Deventer, while Jan SIEREVELD (1518-1582) was a renowned scholar and theologian who taught at the University of Leiden.

As the Dutch Golden Age dawned in the 17th century, the SIEREVELD family continued to play a role in various spheres of society. Dirk SIEREVELD (1610-1678) was a skilled cartographer who produced detailed maps of the Netherlands and neighboring regions. Meanwhile, Margaretha SIEREVELD (1642-1717) was a prominent figure in the Dutch East India Company, overseeing trade operations in the Dutch East Indies.

In the 18th century, the SIEREVELD name made its way beyond the borders of the Netherlands. Willem SIEREVELD (1725-1798) was a Dutch settler who established a successful farming community in the Cape Colony of South Africa, while his cousin, Hendrik SIEREVELD (1730-1802), ventured to the Dutch West Indies and became a prosperous sugar plantation owner.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the SIEREVELD surname continued to appear in various historical records and accounts. Notably, Johanna SIEREVELD (1845-1922) was a pioneering educator who founded one of the first schools for girls in Amsterdam, while Pieter SIEREVELD (1872-1941) was a celebrated artist known for his stunning landscape paintings depicting the Dutch countryside.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Siereveld

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

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

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