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

St. Cyr, 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 St. Cyr surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of St. Cyr in America

St. Cyr is the 10290th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The St. Cyr surname appeared 3,132 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname St. Cyr.

We can also compare 2010 data for St. Cyr 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 St. Cyr

The surname STCYR has its origins in the ancient Celtic regions of what is now modern-day England and Wales. It is derived from the Old English words "stoc" meaning "place" and "cyr" meaning "church". The earliest known spelling of the name was "Stocchyre" in the Domesday Book of 1086, referring to a small village near the border of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the STCYR name dates back to the late 12th century, when a Richard de Stocchyre was listed as a landowner in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire in 1194. The name is also found in various medieval manuscripts and records from the 13th and 14th centuries, often in reference to places named after the family, such as "Stocchyre Manor" in Gloucestershire.

Notable individuals with the STCYR surname include Sir John STCYR (1498-1567), a wealthy merchant and alderman in the City of London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Another prominent figure was William STCYR (1635-1702), a noted scholar and clergyman who served as the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral in the late 17th century.

In the 18th century, the STCYR name was associated with the village of Stoke Dry (formerly spelled "Stoccdry") in Rutland, where a family of landed gentry held estates for several generations. One member of this line was Captain James STCYR (1745-1823), a British naval officer who served with distinction during the American Revolutionary War.

The 19th century saw a branch of the STCYR family establish itself in the United States, with the arrival of Thomas STCYR (1812-1886) from Gloucestershire in the 1830s. He settled in upstate New York and became a prominent landowner and businessman in the region.

Other notable individuals with the STCYR surname include the English artist and illustrator Margaret STCYR (1879-1941), known for her watercolor paintings of rural landscapes, and Sir Robert STCYR (1901-1978), a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to several countries during the mid-20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name St. Cyr

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

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

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