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    The surname Sydney

    A surname, carried by 749 people in the United States.

    Pronounced [ˈsɪd̥ni] 2 syllables Soundex S350 Also a first name

    Sydney: #31,001 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Sydney #31,001, 749 people Sydney: #31,001 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Sydney #31,001, 749 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sydney is more common than 80.9% of them.

    Origin

    For the surname and given name, see Sidney. The cities in Australia and Canada are named after British politician Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 749 people named Sydney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 412,210 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 593.

    #31,001
    rank among US surnames
    749
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +26.3%
    change since 2000 (was #35,797)

    Who is named Sydney

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

    45% of people named Sydney identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 45%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 44%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sydneys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robin Sydney
      American actress, born 1984

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Sidney
    • Sidny
    • Cidnee
    • Cidney
    • Cydni
    • Cydnee
    • Cydnie
    • Cydney
    • Sidnee
    • Sidneigh

    Surnames that sound like Sydney

    Sydney has the Soundex code S350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S350.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sydney come from?
    For the surname and given name, see Sidney. The cities in Australia and Canada are named after British politician Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800).
    How common is the surname Sydney?
    749 people in the United States had the surname Sydney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 412,210 Americans. It ranked 31,001st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sydney?
    In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Sydney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sydney?
    Robin Sydney, American actress.
    Where is the surname Sydney most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sydney in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Sydney?
    Sydney is [ˈsɪd̥ni], 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Sydney getting more or less common?
    More common. 593 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 749 in 2010, up 26%.
    What are other spellings of Sydney?
    Sidney, Sidny, Cidnee, Cidney, Cydni and Cydnee.
    Is Sydney also a first name?
    Yes. Sydney is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.