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

Sipko, 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 Sipko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sipko in America

Sipko is the 109258th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sipko surname appeared 162 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 Sipko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sipko 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 Sipko

The surname Sipko has its origins in Poland. It is believed to have emerged in the early 16th century, derived from the Polish word "sip" meaning "hoarse" or "husky-voiced". This could suggest that the name was initially a descriptive nickname given to someone with a distinct voice.

One of the earliest known records of the Sipko surname dates back to 1522, when it appeared in a registry of landowners in the village of Strzegom, located in the Silesian region of southwestern Poland. The name was spelled as "Sypko" in this particular document.

In the late 16th century, there are mentions of a Stanislaw Sipko, a merchant from the city of Krakow, who traded goods along the Vistula River. His birth and death years are unknown, but he was listed in records from 1587 to 1603.

During the 17th century, the Sipko name was found in various parts of Poland, including the regions of Masovia, Greater Poland, and Pomerania. One notable individual was Jan Sipko, a farmer from the village of Ostrzeszów, who was born in 1628 and passed away in 1702.

In the 18th century, the name Sipko appeared in the records of the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa. A certain Marcin Sipko, born in 1718 and died in 1789, was a frequent pilgrim and donor to the monastery.

The 19th century saw the Sipko name spread beyond Poland's borders, as many individuals emigrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. One such individual was Tomasz Sipko, born in 1824 in the village of Brzeźnica, who later settled in the United States and became a prominent farmer in Wisconsin.

Other notable individuals with the Sipko surname include Maria Sipko, a Polish writer and poet born in 1877 in Kraków, and Jerzy Sipko, a Polish military officer who fought in World War II and was awarded the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration.

While the Sipko surname has its roots in Poland, it has since spread to various parts of the world, carried by Polish emigrants and their descendants. However, the name's origins can be traced back to the early modern period in Poland, where it likely began as a descriptive nickname for someone with a distinct voice.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sipko

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

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

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