# Sidhu (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sidhu/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Punjabi.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Punjabi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,795 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,987 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 64,389 people |
| Change since 2000 | +70% (2,821 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਧੂ (siddhū).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sidhu in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 90% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Similar surnames

Situ, Scott, Soto, Sweet, South, Stowe, Schott, Syed, Sweat, Sato, Shade, Said.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.