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

Sivertsen, 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 Sivertsen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sivertsen in America

Sivertsen is the 36337th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sivertsen surname appeared 616 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 Sivertsen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sivertsen 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 Sivertsen

The surname Sivertsen originates from Norway and dates back to the Viking era. It is a patronymic surname, derived from the male given name Sivert, which is a variation of the name Sigfrid or Sigfred. These names were composed of the Old Norse elements "sigr" meaning victory and "fridr" meaning peace or beautiful.

Sivertsen was initially used to identify someone as the son of a man named Sivert. The "sen" ending is a common patronymic suffix in Scandinavian surnames, indicating "son of." This naming convention was widely adopted in Norway and other Nordic countries during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Sivertsen surname can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of historical documents from Norway dating back to the 12th century. In this collection, there is a reference to a person named Sivert Erlingsson, which translates to "Sivert, son of Erling."

During the 14th century, a prominent Norwegian figure named Sivert Sivertsen was mentioned in the Gulating Law, one of Norway's oldest legal codes. Sivert Sivertsen was a respected lawman and landowner in the region of Hordaland.

In the 16th century, a Norwegian priest and scholar named Hans Sivertsen Monrad (1541-1619) gained recognition for his contributions to the Norwegian Reformation and his translations of religious texts into the Norwegian language.

Another notable individual with the Sivertsen surname was Iver Sivertsen Erichsen (1801-1888), a Norwegian shipowner and businessman from the city of Arendal. He played a significant role in the development of the shipping industry in Norway during the 19th century.

In the early 20th century, Sivert Andreas Sivertsen (1888-1947) was a Norwegian politician and member of the Labour Party. He served as the Mayor of Trondheim, one of Norway's largest cities, from 1925 to 1935.

While the Sivertsen surname has its roots in Norway, it has also spread to other parts of the world through immigration and cultural exchange. However, its origins can be traced back to the Viking era and the patronymic naming traditions of Scandinavian countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sivertsen

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

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

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