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    The surname Sian

    A surname, carried by 588 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ʃɑn/ 2 syllables Soundex S500 Also a first name

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sian is more common than 76.7% of them.

    Origin

    An anglicization of Welsh Siân, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 588 people named Sian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 525,077 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 491.

    #37,792
    rank among US surnames
    588
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19.8%
    change since 2000 (was #41,722)

    Who is named Sian

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    41% of people named Sian identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 41%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 34%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sian

    Sian has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sian come from?
    An anglicization of Welsh Siân, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean,…
    How common is the surname Sian?
    588 people in the United States had the surname Sian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 525,077 Americans. It ranked 37,792nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sian?
    In the 2010 Census, 41% of people named Sian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    How do you pronounce Sian?
    Sian is /ʃɑn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Sian getting more or less common?
    More common. 491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 588 in 2010, up 20%.
    Is Sian also a first name?
    Yes. Sian is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.