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

Syria, 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 Syria surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Syria in America

Syria is the 133863rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Syria surname appeared 126 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 Syria.

We can also compare 2010 data for Syria 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 Syria

The surname SYRIA is of Arabic origin, derived from the ancient region of Syria, located in the Middle East. It is believed to have originated in the 7th century AD, during the Muslim conquest of the Levant region, which included modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine.

The name SYRIA is likely derived from the ancient Aramaic word "Suriya," meaning "the land of the Arameans." The Arameans were a Semitic people who inhabited the region of Syria in ancient times, and their language, Aramaic, was widely spoken throughout the region.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name SYRIA can be found in the writings of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who referred to the region as "Syria" in the 5th century BC. The name was also mentioned in various ancient manuscripts and texts, including the Bible and the writings of the Roman historian Pliny the Elder.

Notable historical figures with the surname SYRIA include:

1. Abū Bakr al-Syrī (d. 794 AD), an Arab mathematician and astronomer from Damascus.
2. Ibn al-Syrī (d. 1010 AD), a renowned Islamic scholar and jurist from Baghdad.
3. Al-Syrī al-Raffā' (d. 1106 AD), a famous Arabic poet and literary critic from Damascus.
4. Yahyā al-Syrī (d. 1139 AD), a influential Sufi mystic and scholar from Mosul, Iraq.
5. Abū al-Faraj al-Syrī (d. 1286 AD), a prominent Christian philosopher and physician from Damascus.

The surname SYRIA is also closely associated with various place names in the region, such as the ancient city of Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Turkey), which was once part of the historical region of Syria. Some variations of the name SYRIA include Al-Suri, Suri, and Souriya, reflecting the different spellings and pronunciations used in various Arabic dialects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Syria

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

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

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