Sinacola last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Sinacola

A place name derived from a location in Sicily, possibly related to the Italian word "sina" meaning boundary or border.

Sinacola, 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 Sinacola surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sinacola in America

Sinacola is the 88336th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sinacola surname appeared 210 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 Sinacola.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sinacola 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.

20102000Change (%)
Rank8833688825-0.55%
Count2101947.92%
Proportion per 100k0.070.070.00%

The history of the last name Sinacola

The surname Sinacola originates from Italy, specifically the region of Sicily. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Italian words "sina" and "cola," which together can roughly translate to "colonic syrup" or "syrup for the colon." This peculiar combination of words likely originated from a medieval Italian phrase or description related to a medical remedy or folk cure involving syrup.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Sinacola can be found in a 14th-century manuscript from the town of Palermo, Sicily. This document, which detailed a legal dispute over land ownership, mentioned a certain "Guglielmo Sinacola" as one of the parties involved.

In the 16th century, the name Sinacola appeared in the records of the Sicilian town of Monreale, where a family with this surname was known to reside. These records also mentioned a variant spelling of the name, "Sinacula," which further reinforces the connection to the Italian words "sina" and "cola."

During the 17th century, a notable bearer of the Sinacola surname was Antonio Sinacola, a scholar and philosopher born in Palermo in 1625. He authored several treatises on metaphysics and ethics, cementing his place in the intellectual history of Sicily.

In the 18th century, the Sinacola family had a presence in the town of Corleone, located in the province of Palermo. Records from this period mention a certain Giuseppe Sinacola, who was a prominent landowner and businessman.

Moving into the 19th century, a influential figure with the Sinacola surname was Francesco Sinacola, born in Palermo in 1812. He was a renowned artist and painter whose works captured the vibrant landscapes and cultural traditions of Sicily.

Throughout the centuries, the Sinacola surname has remained closely tied to its Sicilian roots, with the majority of individuals bearing this name tracing their ancestry back to the island. While not a particularly common surname, it has continued to be carried on by Sicilian families, preserving its unique linguistic and historical origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sinacola

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

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 Sinacola was:

Race/EthnicityPercentageTotal Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only98.10%206
Non-Hispanic Black Only0.00%0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races0.00%0
Hispanic Origin(S)%(S)

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 Sinacola has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

20102000Change (%)
White98.10%96.91%1.22%
Black0.00%0.00%0.00%
Asian and Pacific Islander(S)%0.00%(S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native(S)%(S)%(S)%
Two or More Races0.00%(S)%(S)%
Hispanic(S)%(S)%(S)%

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

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