How common is the surname Sisco?

7,993 people in the United States had the surname Sisco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,627 Americans. It ranked 4,440th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sisco?

Joseph J. Sisco, American diplomat (1919-2004).

Where is the surname Sisco most common?

Wikidata records people named Sisco in the United States.

Is the surname Sisco getting more or less common?

More common. 7,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,993 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Sisco

A surname, carried by 7,993 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sisco is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,993 people named Sisco in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,627 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,811.

#4,440

rank among US surnames

7,993

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,205)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,432	Whitlow	8,020	38,497
#4,433	Sledge	8,019	38,502
#4,434	Ta	8,017	38,511
#4,435	Pulley	8,007	38,559
#4,436	Lacroix	8,003	38,579
#4,437	Goncalves	8,000	38,593
#4,438	Tremblay	7,996	38,612

Who is named Sisco

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

85% of people named Sisco identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Siscos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph J. Sisco
American diplomat (1919-2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sisco

Sisco has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.

Questions

How common is the surname Sisco?: 7,993 people in the United States had the surname Sisco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,627 Americans. It ranked 4,440th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sisco?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Sisco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sisco?: Joseph J. Sisco, American diplomat (1919-2004).
Where is the surname Sisco most common?: Wikidata records people named Sisco in the United States.
Is the surname Sisco getting more or less common?: More common. 7,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,993 in 2010, up 2.3%.