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

Sivert, 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 Sivert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sivert in America

Sivert is the 90495th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sivert surname appeared 204 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 Sivert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sivert 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 Sivert

The surname Sivert is of Scandinavian origin, specifically from the Old Norse personal name Sigvörðr. This name is composed of the elements "sigr" meaning victory and "vörðr" meaning guard or defender. It is believed to have first emerged in Norway and Sweden during the Viking Age, which lasted from the late 8th century to the late 11th century.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Sivert can be traced back to medieval Norwegian and Swedish records, such as the Gulating Law, a Norwegian provincial law from the 12th century. There are also references to individuals bearing the name in the Icelandic sagas, which were written between the 12th and 14th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name Sivert was Sivert Tordsson, a Norwegian nobleman who lived in the 13th century. He was mentioned in the Håkon Håkonsson saga, a medieval Norse king's saga written in the 13th century.

Another notable individual was Sivert Krummedike, a Danish nobleman and military commander who lived from around 1390 to 1451. He played a significant role in the Scandinavian civil wars of the 15th century.

In the 16th century, Sivert Norby was a Swedish historian and clergyman who authored a chronicle of Swedish history, known as the "Norby Chronicle." He lived from around 1520 to 1604.

During the 17th century, Sivert Gressenhielm was a Swedish diplomat and military officer who served as the governor of Ingria, a province of the Swedish Empire, from 1678 to 1683.

The name Sivert has also been associated with various place names in Scandinavia, such as Sivertorp in Sweden and Siverten in Norway. These place names likely derived from individuals bearing the surname Sivert who once lived or held land in those areas.

It is worth noting that the spelling of the surname has varied over time, with alternative forms such as Sigvert, Sivertsen, and Sivertsson appearing in historical records. These variations often indicate patronymic surnames, where the suffix "-sen" or "-sson" means "son of."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sivert

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

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

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