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

Sindorf, 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 Sindorf surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sindorf in America

Sindorf is the 91981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sindorf surname appeared 200 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 Sindorf.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sindorf 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 Sindorf

The surname "SINDORF" has its origins in Germany, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to be derived from the German words "Sinde" meaning "sinter" or "scorium" and "dorf" meaning "village," suggesting it may have originally referred to a village or settlement where sinter or slag from metalworking was present.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "SINDORF" can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, where a certain "Conradus de Sindorf" is mentioned in a record from the year 1287.

In the 14th century, there is a reference to a "Johannes Sindorf" in the Würzburg Episcopal Register, a historical document containing records of the Bishopric of Würzburg in Bavaria.

During the Renaissance period, a notable figure bearing the name "SINDORF" was Hans Sindorf, a German painter and engraver who lived between 1520 and 1585. His works can be found in various art collections across Europe.

In the 17th century, a man named Christoph Sindorf (1623-1689) was a respected Lutheran theologian and author who served as a pastor in the city of Jena, Germany.

Another prominent individual with the surname "SINDORF" was Johann Heinrich Sindorf (1701-1778), a German jurist and legal scholar who held the position of Syndic, or legal advisor, to the city of Frankfurt am Main.

The name "SINDORF" may also be associated with certain place names in Germany, such as the village of Sindorf near Cologne, which could potentially have influenced the development of the surname in that region.

It is worth noting that variations in spelling, such as "Sindorff" or "Syndorf," were common in historical records due to linguistic and regional differences in orthography.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sindorf

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

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

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