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

Sirek, 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 Sirek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sirek in America

Sirek is the 40371st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sirek surname appeared 542 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 Sirek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sirek 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 Sirek

The surname SIREK has its origins in Poland, tracing back to the late 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "siara," which means "sulfur." This name was likely given to individuals who worked with sulfur or lived near areas where sulfur was abundant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SIREK surname can be found in the Polish town of Radom, where a merchant named Jan SIREK was mentioned in a historical document from 1492. This document detailed a trade agreement between local merchants and neighboring villages.

In the 16th century, the SIREK name appears in various records across central and eastern Poland. Notably, a Mikołaj SIREK is listed as a landowner in the village of Strzegocin, near the city of Krakow, in 1563.

The SIREK surname also has ties to the region of Silesia, which was historically a part of Poland but later became a part of Prussia and Germany. In the 17th century, a family by the name of SIREK lived in the town of Bytom, which was then part of the Duchy of Opole. Records from 1642 mention a blacksmith named Jakob SIREK who lived and worked in Bytom.

As the centuries passed, the SIREK name spread across various parts of Poland and beyond. One notable bearer of this surname was Stanisław SIREK, a Polish poet and writer who lived from 1851 to 1914. He was born in the town of Strzegocin, where his ancestors had lived centuries earlier.

Another individual of significance was Franciszek SIREK, a Polish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1782 in the village of Zakrzew and served in the Polish Legions under Napoleon's command. Franciszek SIREK was awarded the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration, for his bravery in battle.

In the 20th century, the SIREK surname gained recognition through the accomplishments of Aleksander SIREK, a Polish architect who designed several notable buildings in Warsaw and Krakow. He was born in 1905 in the city of Kielce and passed away in 1976.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sirek

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

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

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