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

Sippio, 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 Sippio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sippio in America

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

The Sippio 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 Sippio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sippio 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 Sippio

The surname Sippio originated in Italy during the late medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "sippo," which refers to a small stake or peg used for marking boundaries or supporting vines. This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname for someone who worked with stakes or pegs, or perhaps a nickname for someone who was short in stature.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Sippio name can be found in the Codice Diplomatico della Lombardia Medievale, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Lombardy. In a document dated 1327, a certain Guglielmo Sippio is listed as a landowner in the town of Pavia.

In the 15th century, the name appears in the records of the Venetian Republic, where a merchant named Francesco Sippio is noted as having traded goods between Venice and the port cities of the Adriatic Sea. This suggests that the Sippio family had established itself as a prominent merchant class during the Renaissance period.

During the 16th century, the Sippio name gained recognition in the arts, with the painter Giovanni Battista Sippio (1516-1592) becoming well-known for his religious frescoes in churches throughout northern Italy. His works can still be admired in cities like Milan and Brescia.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Sippio family settled in the region of Calabria, where they became landowners and nobles. One notable figure from this time was Antonio Sippio (1633-1701), who served as a military commander in the Neapolitan army and played a role in the defense of the Kingdom of Naples against the Ottoman Empire.

The 18th century saw the birth of Giuseppe Sippio (1747-1824), a renowned jurist and legal scholar who taught at the University of Pavia. His treatises on civil law were widely studied and influential in the development of Italian jurisprudence.

Throughout the centuries, the Sippio name has been associated with various places in Italy, including the town of Sippio in the province of Lodi, which likely took its name from an early bearer of the surname. Additionally, variations on the spelling, such as Sippio and Sipio, have been documented in historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sippio

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

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

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