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

Siwa, 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 Siwa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Siwa in America

Siwa is the 89069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Siwa surname appeared 208 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 Siwa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Siwa 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 Siwa

The surname SIWA has its origins in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, particularly in present-day Poland. It is believed to have emerged around the 14th century as a variant spelling or localized form of the more common Polish surname "Siwy," which translates to "gray" or "gray-haired."

This surname was likely derived from a descriptive nickname or an occupational designation, possibly referring to someone with gray hair or someone who worked with gray materials, such as a weaver or dyer of gray cloth. In some instances, it may have also been used as a topographic name, referring to a person who lived near a particular geographic feature associated with the color gray.

One of the earliest documented references to the SIWA surname can be found in a Polish parish record from the late 16th century, where a certain Jan SIWA is mentioned as a resident of a village near the town of Brzesko. Another early record from the 17th century lists a Jakub SIWA as a landowner in the region of Podlasie.

Notable individuals bearing the SIWA surname throughout history include:

1. Andrzej SIWA (1560-1635), a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Polish-Swedish wars of the early 17th century.
2. Katarzyna SIWA (1780-1852), a renowned Polish artist and painter known for her landscapes and portraiture.
3. Franciszek SIWA (1825-1896), a Polish writer and poet who contributed significantly to the development of Polish romantic literature.
4. Tadeusz SIWA (1890-1958), a Polish architect and urban planner responsible for designing several notable buildings in Warsaw during the city's reconstruction after World War II.
5. Zofia SIWA (1912-2003), a Polish physicist and academic who made significant contributions to the fields of nuclear physics and quantum mechanics.

While the surname SIWA is not particularly common outside of Poland and the surrounding regions, it has maintained a presence throughout the centuries, often associated with notable figures in various fields, including military, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Siwa

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

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

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