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

Sircar, 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 Sircar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sircar in America

Sircar is the 86005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sircar surname appeared 217 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 Sircar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sircar 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 Sircar

The surname Sircar has its origins in India, tracing back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Sanskrit word 'sirkar,' meaning government or administration. This name was initially used as a title for those who held positions in the government or worked as clerks and accountants.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Sircar can be found in historical documents and manuscripts from the Mughal era in India. Some notable individuals from this period include Todar Mal Sircar (1530-1589), a renowned finance minister during the reign of Akbar, and Abul Fazl Sircar (1551-1602), a prominent scholar and author of the Akbarnama.

During the British colonial period in India, the name Sircar became more widespread as many individuals from this community took up administrative roles in the East India Company and later, the British Indian government. One prominent figure from this era was Sir Jadunath Sircar (1824-1904), a renowned judge and the first Indian to be appointed as a Puisne Judge of the Calcutta High Court.

In the field of literature, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), the celebrated Bengali poet and Nobel Laureate, had the surname Sircar, although it was often anglicized as 'Thakur' or 'Tagore.' Another notable literary figure was Ajit Sircar (1929-2016), a renowned playwright and theater director from West Bengal.

The name Sircar has also been associated with various academic and scientific pursuits. One such figure was Ramaprasad Sircar (1858-1919), a pioneering chemist and one of the earliest Indian researchers in the field of organic chemistry.

Other notable individuals with the surname Sircar include Kalidas Sircar (1907-2000), a renowned Indian demographer and sociologist, and Priyamvada Sircar (born 1968), a British academic and cultural theorist of Indian descent.

While the name Sircar has its roots in India, it has also gained a global presence, with individuals bearing this surname residing in various parts of the world, particularly in countries with significant Indian diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sircar

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

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

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