# Sy (surname)

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

A Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,457 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,473 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 69,272 people |
| Change since 2000 | +60% (2,787 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsi/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish Sy, from Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of See, Sze, Siy, and Shi.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sy 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) | 5.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 72% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Similar surnames

Saye, Skye, Shaw, Shah, Shea, Seay, Su, Shi, Shay, See, So, Suh.

## 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.