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

Simic, 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 Simic surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Simic in America

Simic is the 29117th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Simic surname appeared 814 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 Simic.

We can also compare 2010 data for Simic 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 Simic

The surname Simic originated in Croatia and other parts of the former Yugoslavia. It is derived from the Slavic word "sim", meaning "noble" or "respected". The earliest known record of this surname dates back to the 13th century.

In medieval times, the name was associated with noble families and landowners in regions like Dalmatia and Slavonia. Some variations of the spelling included Simich, Simicz, and Simik. Several historical documents from the 14th and 15th centuries mention individuals with this surname, often in connection with land disputes or legal proceedings.

One notable early bearer of the name was Ivan Simic, a Croatian nobleman from the 15th century who served as a military commander under King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. Another was Juraj Simic, a 16th-century poet and scholar from Dubrovnik, whose works were influential in the development of Croatian literature.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Simic family migrated to the region of Vojvodina, which was then part of the Habsburg Monarchy. They established themselves as prominent landowners and played a role in the military campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Simic name was found among the Croatian and Serbian nobility, as well as in the ranks of the Austro-Hungarian military. Notable figures included Jovan Simic (1775-1853), a Serbian painter and iconographer, and Nikola Simic (1841-1906), a Croatian politician and journalist who advocated for Croatian national rights within the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In the 20th century, several individuals with the Simic surname made significant contributions in various fields. These include Charles Simic (born 1938), an American poet and former Poet Laureate of the United States, and Andrei Simic (1966-2012), a Bosnian-born chess grandmaster and author.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Simic

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

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

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