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

Sikander, 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 Sikander surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sikander in America

Sikander is the 105079th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sikander surname appeared 170 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 Sikander.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sikander 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 Sikander

The surname Sikander is derived from the Greek name "Alexandros", which means "defender of men" or "protector of men". It is believed to have originated in ancient Persia, where it was used as a title for rulers and noblemen.

The earliest recorded use of the name Sikander dates back to the 4th century BC, when it was used by Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king who conquered much of the ancient world. The name was later adopted by various Persian and Indian rulers, and it eventually became a common surname in parts of South Asia.

One of the earliest known references to the surname Sikander can be found in the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic poem that dates back to around the 8th century BC. The name is also mentioned in various Persian and Arabic manuscripts from the medieval period.

The surname Sikander is particularly common in parts of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, where it is often associated with people of Persian or Central Asian descent. Some notable individuals who have borne this surname include:

1. Sikandar Butshikan (356-323 BC), the Persian name for Alexander the Great.
2. Sikandar Shah Suri (1516-1554), an Afghan ruler of the Suri Empire in India.
3. Sikandar Mirza (1516-1557), a Mughal prince and the second son of Babur.
4. Sikandar Jah (1804-1867), the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, a princely state in India.
5. Sikandar Bakht (1918-1994), an Indian actor and film producer who appeared in several Bollywood films.

Over the centuries, the surname Sikander has undergone various spelling variations, including Sikandar, Sikkander, and Sekandar. It is also closely related to several place names in South Asia, such as Sikandara, Sikandra, and Sikandarabad, which were named after various rulers and noblemen who bore the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sikander

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

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

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