How common is the surname Sikorski?

4,189 people in the United States had the surname Sikorski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,704 Americans. It ranked 7,903rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sikorski?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sikorski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sikorski?

Daniel Sikorski, Austrian footballer, followed by Gerry Sikorski.

Where is the surname Sikorski most common?

Wikidata records people named Sikorski in the United States, Poland and the Russian Empire.

Is the surname Sikorski getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,214 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,189 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Sikorski

A Polish surname, carried by 4,189 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sikorski is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Sikorski.

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 4,189 people named Sikorski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,704 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,214.

#7,903

rank among US surnames

4,189

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,295)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,898	Hartsfield	4,192	73,651
#7,899	Bunton	4,191	73,669
#7,900	Waldon	4,190	73,686
#7,903	Sikorski	4,189	73,704
#7,904	Sutphin	4,188	73,721

Who is named Sikorski

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

96% of people named Sikorski identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sikorskis

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Sikorski
Austrian footballer, born 1987
Gerry Sikorski
American politician, born 1948
Igor Sikorsky
American aviation pioneer from Russian Empire (1889–1972)
Anne Applebaum
American journalist and historian (born 1964)

Notable Sikorskis come mostly from the United States (2), Poland (1) and the Russian Empire (1).

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sikorski come from?: Borrowed from Polish Sikorski.
How common is the surname Sikorski?: 4,189 people in the United States had the surname Sikorski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,704 Americans. It ranked 7,903rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sikorski?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sikorski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sikorski?: Daniel Sikorski, Austrian footballer, followed by Gerry Sikorski.
Where is the surname Sikorski most common?: Wikidata records people named Sikorski in the United States, Poland and the Russian Empire.
Is the surname Sikorski getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,214 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,189 in 2010, down 0.6%.