How common is the surname Sikora?

5,604 people in the United States had the surname Sikora in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,094 Americans. It ranked 6,119th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sikora?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sikora identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Sikora most common?

Wikidata records people named Sikora in Poland.

Is the surname Sikora getting more or less common?

More common. 5,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,604 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Sikora

A Polish surname, carried by 5,604 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sikora is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Sikora.

One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,604 people named Sikora in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,094 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,449.

#6,119

rank among US surnames

5,604

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,812)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,115	Comeau	5,609	55,045
#6,117	Lowrey	5,607	55,064
#6,118	Dutcher	5,605	55,084
#6,119	Sikora	5,604	55,094
#6,121	Marlin	5,602	55,113
#6,122	Christmas	5,599	55,143

Who is named Sikora

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

96% of people named Sikora identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sikoras

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Sikora
American actor, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sikora

Sykora

Sikora has the Soundex code S260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S260.

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sikora come from?: Borrowed from Polish Sikora.
How common is the surname Sikora?: 5,604 people in the United States had the surname Sikora in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,094 Americans. It ranked 6,119th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sikora?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sikora identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sikora?: Joseph Sikora, American actor.
Where is the surname Sikora most common?: Wikidata records people named Sikora in Poland.
Is the surname Sikora getting more or less common?: More common. 5,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,604 in 2010, up 2.8%.